Gideon Saar: supports the Jordan Option

By Ted Belman

Gideon Saar, speaking at the JPOST Diplomatic Conference yesterday, supported the Jordan Option:

Concerning the US peace initiative, dubbed by some as the “deal of the century,” the former minister said that coordination between the Israeli and the American governments today was at an all-time high and that he was hoping that the current administration will avoid the mistakes that previous administrations made – namely placing a Palestinian state at the center of the deal.

“It is wrong to place at the center of the solution the establishment of a new Arab state at the heart of our nation,” he argued. “Not only is this miserable idea not part of a solution, [but] it is only taking us far from peace and security, and will increase instability in the region.”

“A future Arab autonomy in Judea and Samaria should be connected to Jordan.”

He concluded that “We have nothing more to give in terms of territory – and we have no one to give it to.”