Praise, anger, circumspection ... The "deal of the century" unveiled Tuesday January 28 with great fanfare by Donald Trump at the White House has sparked many reactions from the international community. Immediately rejected by the Palestinians and their allies, he was greeted by the Israeli Prime Minister and left the Europeans wary.

This plan, favorable to Israel to which Washington grants numerous guarantees and in particular a green light to annex the settlements, was acclaimed by Benjamin Netanyahu. "Today you have drawn a bright future, a bright future for the Israelis, for the Palestinians and for the region, by presenting a realistic path to lasting peace."

"I know there will be opposition. There is always opposition. I know there will be many obstacles along the way, a lot of criticism. But we have an old Jewish proverb that says, "If not now, then when? If not us, then who?" "

"This conspiracy will not pass"

This will obviously be for later, for Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, who had not even made the trip to the United States. "I say to Trump and Netanyahu: Jerusalem is not for sale, our rights as a whole are not for sale and are not the subject of haggling. And your agreement, this conspiracy, will not pass."

Same rejection for Hamas officials. "Trump's statement is aggressive and will cause a lot of anger." And to continue: "Trump's declaration on Jerusalem is absurd and Jerusalem will always be a land for the Palestinians (...). The Palestinians will challenge and agree and Jerusalem will remain a Palestinian land."

Worse, "the draft settlement contained in this plan is most dangerous, said Lebanese Hezbollah, in a statement. It aims to get rid of the right of return (for Palestinian refugees), to deprive the Palestinian people of their rights over their lands (...) and to create social and demographic tensions and sedition which will only serve the interests of the enemy and its expansionist goals. "

"A stillborn plan"

Turkey does not adhere any more to the American plan qualified of "plan of annexation which aims at killing the solution with two states and to steal grounds from the Palestinians", considered the ministry for the Foreign affairs. This plan is "stillborn".

Other more favorable reactions have been heard in the region. "Jordan supports all sincere efforts aimed at achieving a just and comprehensive peace", the only way of which is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, Jordanian Minister of State Ayman Safadi Foreign Affairs. He further urged "the parties concerned to carefully and carefully examine the American vision for achieving peace and to open channels of dialogue, under the auspices of the United States, for the resumption of negotiations".

Saudi Arabia "appreciates" the efforts of US President Donald Trump for a Middle East peace plan, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, calling for direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

The United Arab Emirates saw the text as "an important starting point" for a return to the negotiating table, while Egypt called on the Israelis and the Palestinians to "carefully" and "thoroughly" review the plan.

Circumspection in Europe

London saw the project carried by the United States "a serious proposal". "Only the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian territories will be able to determine whether these proposals can meet their needs and the aspirations of the peoples they represent," said Domnic Raab. "We encourage them to give these plans sincere and fair consideration and to see if they could be a first step on the way back to negotiations. "

The rest of Europe remains more mixed. France has expressed "its conviction that a two-state solution, in accordance with international law and internationally agreed parameters, is necessary for the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East," said the spokesperson. Word from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release.

Berlin recalled that only a solution "acceptable to both parties" could lead to peace. A clear reference to the total rejection by the Palestinians of the plan proposed by Donald Trump. "The American proposal raises questions which we will now discuss with our partners in the European Union," added the German foreign ministry in a statement.

Russia has called for "direct negotiations" between Israelis and Palestinians, in order to reach a "mutually acceptable compromise".

The UN remains

In New York, the spokesperson for the United Nations recalled that the international organization was sticking to the borders defined in 1967. "The position of the United Nations on the two-state solution has been defined over the years by resolutions relevant to the Security Council and the General Assembly to which the UN secretariat is held, "said Stéphane Dujarric in a press release.

In the United States too, the plan does not seem to convince everyone. For Robert Malley, a former adviser to Barack Obama and president of the International Crisis Group, the message to the Palestinians is clear and without nuances: "You have lost, you will have to get used to it".

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