US President Donald Trump’s peace plan will propose establishing Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip with political and economic links to the West Bank, according to the the Al-Quds newspaper; Jewish settlements will remain under Israel’s jurisdiction, but will not be expanded.
US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” to achieve peace in the Middle East will not include establishing a Palestinian state, and instead will propose Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip with political and economic links to the West Bank, the Al-Quds newspaper reported on Thursday.
In addition, the Palestinians will hold negotiations with Israel over Area C of the West Bank, which is under Israeli military control.
Furthermore, the Jewish settlements will remain under Israel’s jurisdiction, but will not be expanded, according to Al-Quds.
The deal will also include strengthening cooperation between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians over the management of the Al Aqsa mosque.
Moreover, most of IDF checkpoints will be removed, enabling the Palestinians free movement across the West Bank. However, Area B and area C will remain under complete Israeli control.
Sources involved in the formulation of the deal said that some $25 billion will be invested in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in addition the US will transfer an additional $40 billion to Egypt, Jordan and possibly Lebanon “to ensure their cooperation” in implementing the deal.
The report comes three days after Kushner, Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law, told Sky News Arabia in Abu Dhabi: “We want to get advice from them (countries in the region) on what is the best way to proceed and share with them some of the details of what we will be pursuing, especially on the economic vision for all the opportunity that exists if there is peace.”
In an interview broadcast on Monday on Sky News Arabia during a visit to US-allied Gulf Arab states, Kushner made no specific mention of a Palestinian state, whose creation had been a key goal of Washington’s peace efforts for two decades.
Kushner, who has responsibility for Washington’s Israel-Palestinian policy, has said the peace plan will address final-status issues of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, including establishing borders.
But he said the long-awaited peace proposal would build on “a lot of the efforts in the past,” including the 1990s Oslo accords that provided a foundation for Palestinian statehood, and would require concessions from both sides.
He added the deal focuses on permanently solving the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and that the Americans wish to see Gaza and the West Bank united under one leadership.
“Addressing the matter of the Israeli-Palestinian borders will ensure free movement of people and goods (across the West bank), leading to new opportunities. The Palestinian economy is restricted as long as peace is not achieved,” he said.
On Wednesday, Kushner met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, and the two discussed increasing US-Turkish cooperation and ways to boost economic conditions in the region.
“They discussed increasing cooperation between the United States and Turkey, and the Trump administration’s efforts to facilitate peace between the Israelis and Palestinians,” the White House said. “Additionally, they discussed ways to improve the condition of the entire region through economic investment.”
@ Michael S:
Another incredible quote concerning the PA:
“The Palestinian Authority, which has frozen contact with the Trump administration, condemned the merger as downgrading the Palestinians’ status and rights and driving the “last nail in the US role in the peace INDUSTRY.”
— https://www.debka.com/mivzak/the-us-jerusalem-consulate-for-palestinians-formally-merged-with-embassy/
The “Peace Industry”?? That’s pretty up-front talk from the Pals:
“We will rent you so much peace for so long, at such-and-such a price.”
@ yamit82:
Quds center director Oraib Rant-away very recently said, with reference to the “USA proposal” that nobody seems to have seen but everyone has an opinion about,
“The man [Jared Kushner?] said the goal of establishing borders is removing them”
— https://www.timesofisrael.com/kushner-and-netanyahu-agree-on-borders-5-things-to-know-from-the-past-week/
I never read that Kushner said any such thing. Is there any sanity left in the world?
Bear Klein Said:
Correct!!! Even our radical left knows this truth even if they remain publically silent.
@ Bear Klein:
“I believe that Kushner & Greenblat were tasked by DJ Trump to find a solution to the middle east Arabs (including Pal/Arabs) and Israeli conflict that could possibly be accepted by all sides.”
I have often been puzzled, why the leaders of the world pay so much attention to what amounts to moderate civil unrest in a very small country. While reflecting on this, I am also amazed at what is considered a “conflect”. Conflicts always have at least two sides to them. In Israel, the sides are:
A. The Arabs, who stage mass, violent demonstrations, carry out suicide bombings and knife attacks on civilians, lob mortars and rockets into schoolyards, etc.
B. The Jews, who build houses.
Can anyone else see something strange in this?
@ Edgar G.:I believe that Kushner & Greenblat were tasked by DJ Trump to find a solution to the middle east Arabs (including Pal/Arabs) and Israeli conflict that could possibly be accepted by all sides.
It was never taken into account that the conflict is actual a
zero sum conflict because the Pal-Arabs have as a goal to destroy all of Israel. They view Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Safed, Beersheva, Eilat just like they do the smallest outpost near Jericho all settlements to be destroyed and run by a Muslim regime.
They do not understand that money thrown into economic developments does not change that desire one iota.
Want to end the conflict over time start working on having the Arab population of Judea/Samaria/East Jerusalem (as starters) find other countries to emigrate to (assist them with incentives for this voluntary emigration program)!
Destroy Hamas, Islamic Jihad, PLO and all Salafi terror groups plus their support base. Show NO MERCY in doing this! Make it clear that there will no Pal State west of the Jordan River EVER!
The plan is not realistic. It’s only one realistic plan exists-transfer all arab terrorists from the Jewish Land.
Premise that the Pal-Arabs will trade their goal of the destruction of Israel for economic incentives is flawed. They will not agree to this. Abbas has said he will not become a traitor to their cause at the end of his days and Hamas clearly says they want to destroy Israel in English and Arabic. Abbas only says this in Arabic.
A good article on why the economic incentives have NO chance to get the Pals to agree to a deal is found at http://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/can-middle-east-peace-be-bought/?fbclid=IwAR1lAbpcUrMeRhBYnBGbes4h1nvN9lFrtYIhsFqIXFgyR4Llc4weQgPZqqo
@ Michael S:
Not all sources are equal.
The source for this article is what was printed in Al Quds, a Qatari owned newspaper. It is all propaganda. It is all lies. Qatari is our enemy.
I believe whatever is in the deal, it may less offered to the Pal than previously which they refused. So since Abbas is saying the USA must move it Embassy back to Tel Aviv and rescind the recognition of Jerusalem for them even to dialog with the US about negotiations, they have already refused the deal.
Israel put up the checkpoints (some permanent and some periodic or surprise) to stop terror attacks. Israel raids almost nightly into the PA to capture terrorists and weapons. The terrorists then caught are interrogated and who in turn give up other terrorists. The above two security items have saved countless Israeli lives. This in conjunction with the security barrier is a big part of Israel having stopped the large scale terror attacks in the early 2000s that were blowing up cafes and buses on a regular basis.
If Israel lets its guard down because of the USA proposal it likely will suffer the consequences in blood and misery.
@ Ted Belman:
The speculations over “the Deal” have covered so much territory in the past two years, we seem to know less and less with each new leak. I think the wisest thing to do right now, is simply wait and see.
From the Arab press:
So, nothing changes other than removing security barriers that Israel would take out if it was safe to anyway, but it’s frozen into treaty form? All it does is tie Israel’s hands. Hell no.
The STEAL of the Century….Maybe the WASTE-OF=TIME-AND-MONEY of the Century.
The terrorists will all “walk away” to Switzerland with stuffed money belts. Maybe heavy luggage too.
Could Kushner and Greenblatt be so stupid….??