The applause and cheers continued to crackle Tuesday, January 28, in the East Room of the White House where Donald Trump presented his "Vision" for an Israeli-Palestinian peace alongside the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. A map "Win-win" he assured. The silence only came when the President of the United States, who immediately noted it, added that he had to "Do a lot for the Palestinians, or it would be unfair", after listing all the concessions to Israel since its arrival at the White House.
Donald Trump announced "A big step towards peace", but the asymmetry is striking. The benefit of this plan is immediate for Israel. Head of a government in charge of handling current affairs, Benjamin Netanyahu immediately announced his plan to effect the annexation of the Palestinian territories over which Israeli sovereignty has been conceded unilaterally by Washington, which however has no legitimacy in the matter. matter, including the Jordan Valley.
Palestinians, on the other hand, will not be able to derive the slightest benefit "Vision" before completing a long list of preconditions, starting with the disarmament of the Hamas militia in Gaza. The plan was immediately rejected by the party absent in Washington, with whom the bridges have been cut for more than two years, following Washington's unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Massive American Concessions
Officially, the plan presented on Tuesday is part of the two-state solution supported by the United Nations: the creation of a Palestine alongside Israel. In its details, the version of Donald Trump, which draws an assumed line on any reference to the relevant UN resolutions, however responds primarily to Israeli aspirations and concerns.
The American concessions are massive and unprecedented. In addition to Israeli sovereignty over the entire Jordan Valley, effectively controlled by the Israeli army since the 1967 conquest, the "Vision" Donald Trump also endorses the continuation under this same sovereignty, at the cost of a considerable fragmentation of the Palestinian state presented on Tuesday, of the Israeli colonies established in the West Bank for half a century. Including those located deep in the Palestinian territory. Benjamin Netanyahu added that the "Outposts" often illegal under Israeli law (all settlements are under international law) are also affected.
