Palestine
Israel signals delay in West Bank annexation moves
Palestinian leaders, the United Nations, European powers and Arab countries have denounced any unilateral territorial steps planned by Israel.
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Palestinians protest as worldwide opposition to Israel's annexation grows
With no announcement currently scheduled on Israel's self-imposed annexation kick-off date, opponents of the plan - notably Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza - were mobilising.
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Pandor: Denial of the rights of Palestinians is intolerable
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng drew criticism last week after he seemed to publicly support Israel, contradicting South Africa's official foreign policy.
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Mogoeng Mogoeng’s remarks on Israel compromise integrity of judiciary - Casac
The chief justice has faced criticism following his comments last week on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during a webinar for The Jerusalem Post’
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Palestinians say ready for direct talks with Israel
A Palestinian Authority text sent to the international peacemaking Quartet and seen Monday by AFP, says the Palestinians are 'ready to resume direct bilateral negotiations where they stopped,' in 2014.
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EFF slams Mogoeng for stance on Israeli-Palistinian conflict
The red berets on Friday said they joined the condemnation of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's criticism of boycotts, divestment and sanctions as a strategy for the liberation of Palestine.
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OPINION: Leave Mogoeng Mogoeng & his views on Israel alone
A judge has to keep an open mind when deciding a matter, and this is what Mogoeng has implored us to do as South Africans, write Klaas Mokgomole and Mmamalema Molepo.
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Israel hopes Germany, other ICC members will help stave off Palestinian probe
The court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in December there was enough evidence for an investigation into thousands of killings - but asked the court to rule on whether it had the jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories.
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US President Trump's Middle East peace plan
A map of Israel and Palestinian territories showing a proposed Middle East peace plan of US President Donald Trump.
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Lacking support, Palestinians pull request for UN vote against Trump plan
A diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the United States has placed "very strong pressure" on other countries on the Security Council, including threats of economic retribution.
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US warns Israel against 'unilateral' West Bank moves
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, unveiled on 28 January, envisages Israel keeping key swathes of the occupied territory where Palestinians seek statehood. But the question of timing has opened up a rare rift between the allies.
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Thousands rally in Morocco against Trump Mideast peace plan
They called for a boycott of American products, denouncing the United States as 'enemies of peace' and chanted 'Palestine is not for sale'.
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President Ramaphosa officially assumes chair of AU for 2020
The president began his tenure vowing to end the conflict in Libya and the Sahel region, and to tackle world powers fuelling wars on the continent.
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Pan-Islamic body OIC rejects Trump's Mideast plan
A meeting of foreign ministers at OIC headquarters in the Saudi city of Jeddah called on 'all member states not (to) deal with this plan or cooperate with the US administration efforts to enforce it in any way or form'.
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Carter says Trump Mideast plan violates international law
US President Donald Trump's plan recognises Israeli sovereignty over most of its West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley, as well as an undivided Jerusalem.
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Palestine relying on SA to help defeat Trump's Mideast peace plan - Jarrar
Palestine’s ambassador to South Africa Hanan Jarrar told a media briefing on Friday that US President Donald Trump's plan was actually a plan for the surrender and perpetual subjection of Palestine.
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CARTOON: Deal of the Century
Dr Jack & Curtis.
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Trump peace plan embraced in Israel, rejected by Palestinians
Trump, who unveiled the plan on Tuesday at the White House standing alongside Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with no Palestinian representatives on hand, said his initiative could succeed where others had failed.
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Trump calls Mideast plan a 'big step towards peace'
Calling the plan a 'historic opportunity' for the Palestinians to achieve an independent state, Trump added, 'this could be the last opportunity they will ever have.'
