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Understanding the ‘deal of the century’ from a Muslim perspective
by Harold Rhode
February 2, 2020

Unsurprisingly, the Palestinian answer to the Trump administration’s historic “deal of the century” peace plan—as it would have been to any plan—was a resounding “no.” The ultimate source of Palestinian rejectionism comes from the deeply rooted belief that according to Islamic law, any territory that ever comes under Muslim rule must remain Muslim forever. All of Israel and the West Bank were captured by the Muslims in 637-638 C.E. That means that from a Muslim perspective, it is Muslim territory, forever. (According to this view, Spain, too, which Muslims ruled from 712 to 1492 C.E., still belongs to the Muslims.) READ MORE

JEWISH JOURNAL Micha Danzig: Bogus Maps to Back a Bogus Cause and Continued Rejection of Peace In his kleptocratic hands, Abbas held up one of the many iterations of the most popular memes of the hate-Israel crowd. The “Disappearing Palestine” or “Palestine Loss of Land” maps. These maps are such a ubiquitous part of the “Palestinian narrative” that a Google Image search under “Palestinian land” results in the first 23, and 59 of the first 70, images being some variation of these duplicitous maps. The most common version of these maps is the below version, which has been promoted by numerous haters of Jewish sovereignty in the land of Israel…