Friday, January 24, 2020

Will President Trump's Peace Plan Polarize The Middle East?

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after Trump's address at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

Reuters: Trump's peace plan may polarize the Middle East it seeks to calm

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli leaders in Washington to reveal details of his long-delayed Middle East peace plan, Palestinians warned on Friday that no deal could work without them on board.

Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival centrist former general Benny Gantz to the White House next week, saying he would unveil the plan before his Tuesday meeting with Netanyahu.

But Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said there had been no communication with the Trump administration, and that no peace deal could be implemented without “the approval of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian leadership”.

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WNU Editor: The Middle East has been polarized for untold generations. President Trump's peace plan is not going to change that.

2 comments:

B.Poster said...

The Middle East is already "ploarized." Yet another "peace plan" isn't going ti change this one way or the other unless the "plan" weakens Israel's position which could be draw various factions together uniting them in renewed hope of destroying Israel. Essentially a "plan" that treats Israel with the same respect the Palestinians isn't going to "polarize" the Middle East any more than it already is.

For us to focus on a "peace plan" between Israel and "Palestine" is a complete waste of time and precious limited resources. The best thing we can do here is benign neglect and get out of Israel's way. Frankly this is the best way to help our ally Israel and advance the cause of peace.

Bob Huntley said...

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