Thousands of Palestinians are rallying in the West Bank city of Ramallah against President Trump’s peace plan and in support of the Palestinian leadership as it tries to gain backing at the United Nations for a resolution opposing the proposal.
Protesters are packing Al-Manara Square in Ramallah, the West Bank headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, waving Palestinian flags and banners condemning the plan.
An English-language banner read “Trump is part of the problem not the solution,” while another condemned the “theft of the century.”
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“We must win the election,” Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu announced last week at an election rally in Ramla, a city in central Israel. “We are only three seats short,” Netanyahu said. “And what do we need to get those seats? Elector!” Behind Netanyahu, a huge screen lit up with the logo of the election campaign management mobile app developed by Elector Software, a phone number, and the message: “send an SMS, register, and enlist!”
“Get your phones out, take a picture of the number. Elector!” Netanyahu repeated. “Bring it on. With this, we win!”

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The latest draft of a Palestinian UN resolution on the Trump peace plan is much less aggressive in tone than the initial version, according to the AFP news agency, which recently obtained a copy.
The new draft, which was acquired ahead of a UN Security Council vote on Tuesday, no longer mentions the United States by name and uses less confrontational language than the original, according to the report.
The revision comes in the context of what diplomatic sources claim is US pressure on countries supporting the Palestinians in their rejection of its Mideast peace plan, which would allow Israel to annex parts of Judea and Samaria, as well as the Jordan Valley.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Eager to put on a show of force in a general election battleground state, President Donald Trump tried to rattle Democrats on Monday with a rally in New Hampshire on the eve of the state’s first-in-the-nation primaries. Trump, on a high after his acquittal last week on impeachment charges, boasted about […]

An Egyptian delegation that arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday urged Hamas terror group to defuse the tensions with Israel and voiced Cairo’s concern over Hamas ties with Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
According to Al-Arabiya, Egyptians also warned Hamas against backing militia groups seeking to destabilize the region or joining Iran in any given military escalation.
London-based Al-Akhbar also reported that Cairo relayed a message from Israel, saying that the Jewish state would retaliate if rocket attacks and incendiary balloon launches proceed — and the strike will have the support of both the US and larger international community.

The US Defense Ministry issued another update on the fallout from the Iranian missile strike on a base hosting US troops in Iraq, saying as many as 109 troops suffered traumatic brain injury.
The update represents a major increase against the previous reported figure of 64 servicemen hurt.
The injuries are reported as mild, and, according to the Pentagon’s statement on Monday, 76 of those affected are already back on duty.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders has overtaken former Vice President Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday.
Sanders captured 25 percent support in the latest poll, his best performance in a Morning Consult tracking survey since last March. Biden, meanwhile, saw his support dip to 22 percent, a 6-point drop from a similar poll conducted between late January and early February.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg saw his support rise to 17 percent, while former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg gained support, as well, finishing the latest poll with 11 percent.

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday notified the family of a suspected Palestinian terrorist of its intention to demolish their home.
The army said that it gave notice to the family of Qassem Shibli, and that they have the opportunity to appeal.
Shibli and other alleged cell members are accused of carrying out a bombing at a natural spring near the Dolev settlement in the West Bank last August, killing 17-year-old Rina Shnerb and seriously injuring her father and brother.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recommended on Monday that former Trump aide Roger Stone serve a prison sentence of between 7 and 9 years for lying to Congress and witness tampering.
In a court filing to a federal district judge in Washington ahead of Stone’s Feb. 20 sentencing, the department said the longtime Trump associate should be punished in accordance with sentencing guidelines, which recommend between 87-108 months.
“Roger Stone obstructed Congress’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, lied under oath, and tampered with a witness,” the DOJ court filing reads. “And when his crimes were revealed by the indictment in this case, he displayed contempt for this Court and the rule of law.”