Tag: Trump’s “Deal of the Century”

NOVANEWS By Lawrence Davidson The Deal of the Century President Trump’s peace plan for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, or at least the economic side of it, was discussed at a meeting in Bahrain on 25 and 26 June. The plan, euphemistically entitled “Peace to Prosperity” and the “Deal of the Century” is also, inaccurately, likened to a “Marshall Plan for Palestinians”. It is based on the assumption that money, ultimately the better part of $50 billion, can lure the Palestinian people into surrender – that is, the surrender of their right to a state of their own on their stolen ancestral land as well as the right of return for the 7.5 million Palestinians who have been forced into exile. Upon surrender, according to the plan, “an ambitious, achievable… framework for a prosperous future f...

NOVANEWS By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth When Israeli prime ministers are in trouble, facing difficult elections or a corruption scandal, the temptation has typically been for them to unleash a military operation to bolster their standing. In recent years, Gaza has served as a favourite punching bag. Binyamin Netanyahu is confronting both difficulties at once: a second round of elections in September that he may struggle to win; and an attorney-general who is widely expected to indict him on corruption charges shortly afterwards. Netanyahu is in an unusually tight spot, even by the standards of an often chaotic and fractious Israeli political system. After a decade in power, his electoral magic may be deserting him. There are already rumblings of discontent among his allies on the far righ...