David Friedman refrains from backing statehood for Palestinians, praises Israel's approval of Palestinian building permits in West Bank

Analysts in Israel's Palestinian-majority neighbor warn failure to create independent state in West Bank could 'wipe out' Jordanian identity

Husam Zomlot says outgoing British leader's position 'might prove lethal to the prospects of the two-state solution'

Poll finds almost 80% think Ramallah was correct to stay away from US-led workshop, even more say independence tops economic plan

Foreign minister insists unprecedented comments to Times of Israel and other Israeli outlets nothing more than 'sending a message'; says gulf kingdom backs two-state solution

Senior adviser to US president says he's 'not here to be trusted' by the Ramallah government, Palestinian people will be open to peace plan because they 'want a better life'

Greenblatt also denies ‘rumors’ that the upcoming American initiative 'contemplates making Jordan the homeland for Palestinians'

Jason Greenblatt says each side understands the term differently, warns both Israelis and Palestinians against rejecting 'deal of the century'

Social media posts show video of purported plan to create Palestinian state in Gaza and parts of the Egyptian-ruled peninsula; actual plan expected to be launched in June

Responding to Jason Greenblatt's criticism, Mohammad Shtayyeh says any initiative must call for ending occupation and establishing sovereign Palestinian state