Ted Belman. According to my sources, this is only the beginning of the Trump initiatives. Keep in mind that Trump sided with the Kurds notwithstanding the protestations of Erdogan. Now he is headed to S. Arabia where he will meet with many Arab leaders. As trump said in many of his stump speeches he wants to destroy the ideology behind the Islamists and expects his Arab allies to be on board. He will be demanding that the Arab leaders normalize with Israel without preconditions. If the Arabs want to be friends with the US, they must first be friends with Israel. Remember how he imposed his policies on the UN.
Secondly he is demanding that they reject terrorism and all terrorist organizations. In other words that they align with Trump in fighting the Islamist ideology.
And finally that he will give a serious try to achieve agreement on the two state solution. If he fails he will turn to an alternate solution. As I understand it, many insiders, including Kushner have read my article The Ultimate Alternate Solution. Let the good times roll.
Various Sunni Arab countries offer to establish direct telecommunication lines with Israel, among other steps, if Israel makes various gestures toward Palestinians, according to Wall Street Journal report
The Gulf states have compiled a proposal to take steps toward normalization with Israel if the Netanyahu government in turn makes gestures to the Palestinians, such as freezing settlement construction in parts of the West Bank and easing trade restrictions in the Gaza Strip, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The report is based on details from a document that was prepared during discussions between various Sunni Arab countries. According to the report, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which are leading the proposal, also updated the American administration and Israel on the bid.
The Arab countries suggest taking steps such as establishing direct telecommunication lines between Israel and some of the Arab countries, permitting Israeli airlines to fly over the airspace of Gulf states and abolishing trade limitations with Israel. Additional normalization steps being weighed include the granting of visas to Israeli athletes and business people interested in visiting Gulf states. In return, the Sunni states are demanding that the Netanyahu government take significant steps to advance the peace process with the Palestinians, in particular the freezing of construction outside settlement blocs.
According to Friedman, Trump has no plan he is dictating.
I have a better plan. Israel helps the Palestinians move to the Gulf States with a few dollars in their pockets. The Gulf States truly help peace by taking them in and making them citizens.
@ mrg3105:
Right – it sounds like blackmail to me. There’s no way to trust these Arab governments. They want help from Israel vis a vis Iran, and the PA and Abbas etc. are not important to their more critical issues.
How is this ‘proposal’ not a manipulation of a sovereign government?
Wall St reports!! who is pulling whose leg here?
Lets hear a public speech, say at the UN, to all a sundry laying out these supposed requests.
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We’ll promise to consider, in our countries, some token gestures (at no out-of-pocket cost) and even some mild, internal economic reforms — though only while Trump is president — if you’ll impose more destructive land and enemy alien policies within your country *immediately*.
Could this be regarded as a concession?
On the other hand,
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10369/palestinians-trump-visit