WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say President Donald Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem, ending speculation as to whether his administration, in preparing a proposal without input from Palestinian leaders, would abandon a “two-state...
Rabbi Rosove: Two-State Solution Only Road to Peace for Israel, Palestine
The two-state solution is the only way to guarantee a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it will take strong leaders who are willing to compromise, a Southern California rabbi said Dec. 9 at Clovis Community College. Listen to this article: But Rabbi John Rosove said the idea...
Free Speech Is What Allows Us to Govern Ourselves in America
Among the many things that make America great is our freedom of speech without government reprisal. In fact, one of our Founding Fathers, James Madison, believed that free speech should be nearly absolute. He also said that those who try to restrict free speech were opponents of our republic. Listen...
Anti-Defamation League Criticizes Event Featuring Alison Weir. She Responds.
"Alison Weir has established herself as a prominent voice in the anti-Israel movement. ... (who) employs anti-Semitic imagery," says the Anti-Defamation League. Listen to this article: A lengthy critique from the ADL says Weir, "portrays Israel and its agents as ruthless forces that control American policy through brutal intimidation and deception."...
Trump Administration Plans to Shutter Palestinian Office
WASHINGTON — The U.S. plans to close the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington in its latest show of support for the U.S-Israel relationship. National Security Adviser John Bolton was expected to discuss the plans in a speech Monday, saying the Trump administration wouldn't keep the office open "when the...
Palestinians Sort Through 8 Years of Mail Held by Israel
JERICHO, West Bank — Palestinian postal workers in the West Bank are sifting through eight years' worth of undelivered mail held by Israel. In recent days the Palestinian postal staff in Jericho has been sorting through tons of undelivered mail in a room packed with letters, boxes and even a...
Erdogan, Netanyahu Hurl Insults Over Israel's Nation-State Law
ISTANBUL — Turkey's president has slammed Israel for a controversial law passed last week in parliament defining Israel as a nation-state of the Jewish people. Addressing lawmakers in Ankara Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel "the world's most Zionist, fascist, racist state." He said "the soul of Hitler has...
Why Can't Israelis & Palestinians End Bloodshed? Retired FBI Agent Explains.
In the second part of our GV Wire series, retired FBI agent and Middle East legal attaché Tom Knowles analyzes the conflicts that fuel the continuing bloodshed between Israel and Hamas, which governs Gaza independently of the Palestinian Authority. At the time of this interview, the move of the U.S. Embassy...
Blood on Trump's Hands Because of Jerusalem Embassy: Gideon Levy
Editor's Note: Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy wrote this essay exclusively for GV Wire. The American embassy has moved to Jerusalem. The old embassy in Hayarkon Street in Tel Aviv has changed the sign on the building and now it is called “The American Embassy Branch Office.” Israelis and...
Opinion: Palestinians to Blame for Their Own Misery
The Arab-Israeli conflict is a divisive issue as old as the Torah and Quran. The Holy Scriptures say when Abraham drove out his son Ishmael, so the tensions started in the Middle East. In modern times, Israel continues to battle its Arab neighbors, those living on lands claimed by Palestine,...