Donald Trump has one goal: to succeed where all of his predecessors have failed. The American president presented, Tuesday, January 28, his plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This 80 page plan, "The most detailed" never developed, he said, allowed Israel to "Take a big step towards peace", said Trump, who was speaking from the White House, in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The latter, who spoke after Mr. Trump, welcomed a "Historic day".
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A "realistic two-state solution"
Trump in particular spoke of a solution "Realistic with two states". "My vision presents a win-win opportunity for both sides, a realistic two-state solution that addresses the risk that a Palestinian state poses to the security of Israel", he said.
The "Future Palestinian state" would only see the light of day under several "Conditions", whose "The clear rejection of terrorism". The President also suggested "A Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem" – part of the city occupied since 1967 by Israel and then annexed, of which the Palestinians want to make the capital of the state to which they aspire.
Trump said Jerusalem will remain "The indivisible capital of Israel".
Benjamin Netanyahu also said he was 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".
Washington to recognize settlements as part of Israel, says Netanyahu
The United States will recognize the settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as part of Israel, the Israeli prime minister welcomed in his speech. Trump's plan would grant Israel sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, Netanyahu added.
A letter to the President of the Palestinian Authority
Donald Trump announced he sent this Tuesday " a letter " to the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, saying that 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 development" Israeli settlements "For a period of four years", said the President of the United States.
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Even before it was presented, Trump’s plan met with rejection from the Palestinians. Senior Palestinian officials say Abbas has turned down US President's offers of dialogue in recent months and judges his plan " already dead ".
And the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, called in advance the international community to boycott the project, which he says is contrary to international law. "This is not a peace plan for the Middle East", he said, judging that the initiative aimed above all to protect "Trump of removal" and "Prison Netanyahu".
The American project was also rejected by Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave of two million inhabitants geographically separated from the West Bank, where the authority of Mahmoud Abbas is limited.
Despite its hostility to Fatah from the Palestinian President, the Islamist movement has confirmed its participation in a meeting "Emergency" Tuesday in Ramallah, where Mahmoud Abbas is to lead a meeting of Palestinian factions in the evening. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has warned of a "New phase" of the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation.
Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to Moscow on Wednesday to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin on the details of the United States' peace plan for the Middle East.
Economic component presented in June 2019
The American president had entrusted in the spring of 2017 to his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, a political novice, the thorny task of concocting a proposal likely to lead to "The ultimate deal" between Israelis and Palestinians.
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.
