2017 is coming to end. For the Palestinian people. 2017 marks 100 years since the Belfour declaration, 70 years since the partition plan, 50 years since the occupation, 30 years since the onset of the popular Intifada and 25 years since the inauguration of the Madrid conference for peace in the Middle East. It also marks the beginning of Trump’s rule with its worldwide ramifications by and large and his ill-fated recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. By this decision, Trump has overturned the longstanding international commitment to a two-state solution with Jerusalem as the capital of both states or West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. To read full article, click here
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The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem
ARIJ
