Published: 4 February 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Abbas is bringing back the intifada (Ynet)
Trump's Mideast plan appears to have been the final straw for the Palestinian president, who on Saturday threw up his hands and told Israel that it now must deal with a new reality in the West Bank while he embarks on a tour of Arab and European states
After Abbas says cutting Israel relations, official states security ties intact (Times of Israel)
Palestinian official adds, however, that ‘there will be major consequences’ if Israel annexes parts of the West Bank; adds that relations between two sides are ‘extremely tense’
Kushner: Palestinians welcome to propose alternative to borders set out in plan (Times of Israel)
In apparent contradiction, White House adviser also says US moving to recognize annexation of settlements within months, but adds plan aims to ultimately stop settlement expansion
Kushner: 'Deal of the Century' map can be changed by Palestinians (Jerusalem Post)
Kushner calls on Palestinians to sit down and talk with the US, says open to their concerns about Trump administration peace map.
Arab League rejects Trump's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan (Deutsche Welle)
The Arab League has rejected a Middle East peace plan put forward by US President Donald Trump. It said the plan would not lead to a just deal for both sides.
Photo: Arab League FMs at an emergency meeting discussing the US-brokered proposal for a settlement of the Middle East conflict, Cairo, February 1 (AFP)
