Ramallah stalemating Israeli efforts to form post-war Gaza administration

A set of Palestinian Authority preconditions for running post-war Gaza is deadlocking Israeli efforts to recruit the involvement of moderate Arab states. Read more

Arabs pushing for roadmap leading to Palestinian state within three years

Sixty foreign dignitaries from moderate Arab countries, convening at a conference in Saudi Arabia, jointly called upon the United States to chart a clear path towards the establishment of a Palestinian state within three years. Read more

Biden opens UN door to Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution

President Biden has seemingly indicated that he is now prepared to consider backing the normalisation of relationships between Israel and Saudi Arabia – if both acknowledge they favour implementing any solution – other than Biden’s preferred two-state solution – to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more

In historic first, Israeli minister delivers speech in Riyadh

Israeli Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi has spoken at a conference in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Wednesday, marking the first speech by an Israeli minister in the country. Read more

Israel’s Minister of Tourism arrives in Saudi Arabia for tourism summit

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Bibi & MBS flag their talks could include implementing HKOPS

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) and Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu have given their clearest indication to date that current talks between them to normalise relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel could include their reaching agreement on the terms to successfully implement the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS). Read more

NYT ignores Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution at its peril

The continuing failure of The New York Times (NYT) to inform its readers of the existence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) in the fifteen months since its first publication on 8 June 2022 breaches the solemn pledge made to NYT readers in 1996. Read more

Israel poised to become key transport hub but will strain ties with China

World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi announced plans to create a transportation corridor between India and Europe via the Middle East. Read more

Palestinians wonder where Saudi peace train will take them

A Palestinian Authority delegation departed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hoping to have influence on efforts to deliver an Israeli-Saudi peace agreement. Read more

Conditional Friendships

One can always discern when a potential friendship is really a conditional one. Read more

King Abdullah & Abbas reject Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

Jordan’s King Abdullah and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas have broken their 15 months long silence by finally rejecting the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – first published in Saudi Arabia on 8 June 2022 – that shredded the failed two-state solution pursued by Saudi Arabia and the Arab League since 2002 (Arab Peace Initiative). Read more

Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine & Saudi-Israel peace deal on hold

Hopes of a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel are on hold following a report in the Wall Street Journal that – according to US officials – the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed on the broad contours of a deal for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel in exchange for concessions to the Palestinians, U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear help. Read more

Abbas firing PA Governors like ‘reshuffling deck chairs on Titanic

Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old ailing Palestinian Authority president, is showing his desperation and corruption by trying to fire more than 80% of the authority’s regional governors, according to Washington analysts who follow the region closely. Read more

What deal are the Americans and Saudis negotiating?

Under the headline, “U.S.-Saudi Deal Sets Path to Normalize Kingdom’s Ties with Israel,” on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal published a detailed report of the content of U.S.-Saudi discussions. Read more

Potential Saudi normalisation raises questions about the Palestinian Authority

Progress towards a potential normalisation agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is raising the question of how the Palestinian Authority would fit into such a significant regional maneuver. Read more

Time for MBS to come clean on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

The possibility of Israel and Saudi Arabia doing a peace deal rests on the shoulders of one man – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS). Read more

Is a US-Saudi-Israel deal really in the works?

According to New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, President Joe Biden is trying to do Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a big favour. Read more

Israeli foreign minister: Saudi deal ‘closer than ever’

Israel is closer than it has ever been to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Monday. Read more

Mossad chief secretly visited DC to discuss Saudi deal

The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency secretly travelled to Washington nearly two weeks ago to discuss a deal with Saudi Arabia. Read more

Normalising ties: Israeli, Saudi sources disagree on Palestinian linkage

In recent days, officials in Jerusalem and Washington have hinted at possible progress in normalising relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Read more

Sovereignty may be the price for normalisation with Riyadh

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that “we will one day be able to have railways connect Saudi Arabia and Israel,” just hours after a New York Times piece suggested that the kingdom was expecting the Jewish state to make significant concessions to the Palestinians as a precondition for normalization. Read more

Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine key to a Saudi-Israel peace

President Biden and New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman are attempting to resuscitate the failed solution they have both championed for decades to end the 100-years old Jewish-Arab conflict: Creating an independent Palestinian Arab state between Israel and Jordan (“the two-state solution”). Read more

Bibi-hatred trumps creating Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

One wonders what led Israel’s leading left-wing newspaper Haaretz to publish a bizarre article by Rogel Alpher headlined “I oppose peace with Saudi Arabia”  because Alpher fears Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s political position will be strengthened if Netanyahu succeeds. Read more

US warns Israel against Jewish settlements expansion

Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged continued US commitment to both Israel’s security and a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict but warned the expansion of Jewish settlements would be an obstacle to peace. Read more

White House wants Saudi-Israel deal by year’s end

The White House is pressing for an Israeli-Saudi peace deal in the next six months before U.S. President Joe Biden goes into full campaign mode, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials. Read more

Feeding crocodiles

Winston Churchill knew a thing or two about nations that tried to appease those plotting their eventual demise. Read more

An analyst discusses Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution

An analyst has finally surfaced to break ten months of silence by analysts worldwide refusing to analyse or discuss the 2022 Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution. Read more

MBS: Is Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution dead or alive?

Following the announcement that Saudi Arabia and Iran intend resuming diplomatic relations within the next two months – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister – Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) – needs to urgently answer this one question: “Is the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution published on 8 June 2022 by your confidant Ali Shihabi dead – or is it still alive?” Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Burying the Hatchet Read more

Jordan PLO & Hamas revise Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine Plan

The Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine plan (Saudi Plan) – initially published in Al Arabiya News on 8 June 2022 – has been revised in a later document. Read more

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