The Aporia
16 articles about 16 events for “US Palestine Relations” from The Guardian.
“On the eve of a midterm election that ended in an unequivocal rejection of his brand of politics, even Donald Trump seemed to recognize that the US-Israel relationship has become a political liability.”
“…unts as “Alpha” and “Beta”, Cole claims the Alpha account was held at First Abu Dhabi Bank, the largest in UAE, and contained “roughly $750m” to be “used as a foreign policy fund” overseen by Kushner and MBZ and meant to help end the Israel-Palestine…”
“…allies, threats against Canada and Greenland, abandonment of a two-state solution in Palestine and most recently, his disastrous war against Iran – the real reason why US midterm voters, facing inflated fuel prices, are turning against him and his…”
“The book discussed the landscape and history of Palestine; the rise of Zionism; the Nakba, or catastrophe, of 1948 when more than 700,000 Palestinian people were expelled from their homes; their analysis of Israel as a “settler colony”; the relationship…”
“…n the UK because of her support for the banned organisation Palestine Action. - Gaza | Israel is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian has learned. - EU | Britain will benefit from…”
“A second major UK health body has cut ties with an Israeli drug firm after coming under pressure from pro-Palestine campaigners.”
“Speaking ahead of the anniversary, Hillel Newman acknowledged relations had become “strained” between Australia and Israel but wanted to see improvement.”
“This could means as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that would arguably mark the lowest point in British-Israeli diplomatic relations since the formation of the state of Israel.”
“Given Mexico’s geographic proximity and unique economic relationship with the US, analysts see Brazil as perhaps the last country in the region still capable of saying “no” to Trump’s whims – something that could change dramatically depending on the election…”
“It acted after coming under pressure from campaign groups Nurses for Palestine and UK Healthcare Petitions to Royal Colleges (UKHPRC) to end its relationship with Teva UK.”
“With 60% of potential Democratic voters in a May poll sympathizing more with Palestinians than Israelis and 48% saying the party has been too supportive of Israel, the base is eager for Democratic leaders to rethink unfettered US-Israel solidarity.”
“…tions as an “unjustified measure” that “contradicts the efforts being made to restore trust, develop Palestinian-US relations, and prepare the necessary political climate for implementing the two-state solution and achieving peace and stability in the…”
“The Texas governor Greg Abbot, who is up for re-election, has designated the country’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, the Council on American Islamic Relations (Cair), a foreign terrorist organization.”
“…at a state banning “dates from Ma’ale Adumim [a city in the West Bank]” while “continuing to licence the equipment used to enforce the checkpoints around it” had not “changed its relationship with the occupation … It has rearranged its communication…”
“In their new filing against the US Postal Service (USPS), the states point to concrete steps the administration has taken to carry out Trump’s directive – including a final USPS rule on ballot delivery posted Friday night.”
“A UN report published in February described “a pervasive climate of impunity” by Israel in occupied Palestine. - What is the wider context?”