Donald Trump has just unveiled around 12 a.m. local time (6 p.m. Belgian time) this Tuesday the main lines of his peace plan for the Middle East, a 80 page plan, “the most detailed“never developed according to him. It was hailed as “historical“by Israel but was forcefully rejected in advance by the Palestinians. For the announcement of its”grand plan“Donald Trump was flanked by the White House, the Prime Minister of Israel, his”good friend“Benjamin Netanyahu.
A “realistic two-state solution” and two capitals
Donald Trump presented a “realistic two-state solution“to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The American president wants Jerusalem to be the”indivisible capital of Israel“He did not detail what borders he envisioned for this Israeli capital.
“My vision presents a win-win opportunity for both sides, a realistic two-state solution that addresses the risk a Palestinian state poses to the security of Israel“he said in a statement to the White House.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added, however, that Palestinian refugees will not have the right to return to Israel. Netanyahu says he is ready to negotiate with the Palestinians to grant them “a path to a future state“but made it a condition that they recognize Israel as a “Jewish state”.
The condition: “a clear rejection of terrorism”
The “future Palestinian state” would only see the light of day under several “conditions”, including “the clear rejection of terrorism“He could have”a Palestinian capital in Jerusalem-Est “, assured the President of the United States. The United States is also ready to” recognize Israeli sovereignty over occupied territories “, the extent of which he did not specify.
Trump talks about “historic luck” for Palestinians to Achieve Independent State Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict allowed Israel to “take a big step towards peace”. The Palestinians “deserve a better life“, also assured the President of the United States.
The plan “guarantees a demilitarized Palestinian state to live in peace alongside Israel”wrote the White House in a statement released after the US President’s statement summarizing the key points of the project,
Palestinians: it’s “no”
Donald Trump announced he sent this Tuesday “a letter” to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, saying his plan was “a historic opportunity” for the Palestinians to achieve an independent state. “I explained to him that the territory planned for his new state would remain open and without the development of “Israeli settlements” for a period of four years“said the president of the United States. This state will be”in one piece“, he added
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, in power in the Gaza Strip, Tuesday rejected the peace plan for the Middle East unveiled in Washington by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Today we say that we reject this plan. We will not accept a substitute for Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine”Khalil al-Hayya, a senior figure in the movement, told AFP, referring to statements by Trump whose plan plans to make Jerusalem the capital “indivisible” of Israel, while paving the way for a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The negotiator: Donald Trump’s stepson
The objective, the former New York businessman who prides himself on being an outstanding negotiator, had set it by entrusting his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, in spring 2017, the thorny task of concocting a proposal likely to result in “the ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians: succeed where all his predecessors failed. He worked for more than two years discreetly and repeatedly postponed the announcement of the plan.
Carrot: $ 50 billion
The United States presented the economic component of its plan in June, which provides for approximately $ 50 billion in international investment in the Palestinian Territories and neighboring Arab countries over ten years. But the concrete details of this project remain the subject of speculation.
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