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Palestinians Say Honeymoon with U.S. Is Over


(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - As U.S. envoys Greenblatt and Kushner prepare to return to the Middle East, Palestinians are saying that they have lost confidence in the Trump administration, accusing the U.S. of being "biased" in favor of Israel - as they have done with all previous administrations. A statement issued on Aug. 13 by the "National and Islamic Factions," a coalition of various Palestinian groups, including Abbas' own ruling Fatah faction, accused the Trump administration of "incitement" against the Palestinians and dismissed as a "mirage" the talk about a "regional peace" that would see Israel and some Arab countries sign peace treaties "behind the Palestinians' back."
2017-08-16 00:00:00
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