Deal of the Century .. Was an American and Israeli drafted for rejecting a Palestinian?

Mohamed Mohsen Wedd - occupied Jerusalem

Israeli analysts ruled out the success of the implementation of the "deal of the century" without the approval of the Palestinian Authority, and reduced the chances of its implementation even if it had the support of Arab countries, but they did not rule out that the American move would give Israel for the first time in its history the ability to draw its borders by annexing parts of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley according to considerations Security according to Israeli strategic interests.

Analysts believe that US President Donald Trump's plan is par excellence and a lifeline for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who faces charges of corruption files, and came to enhance Netanyahu's chances of beating the head of the "blue-white" coalition, Benny Gantz, and the formation of a future government after the Knesset elections are held. Next March 2.

Analysts rule out the possibility of a successful implementation of the plan on the ground with American support alone, and they believe that the plan was formulated in a way that motivates the Palestinian Authority to reject it quickly without any compromise in its acceptance, knowing that Trump's plan dealt with the historical rights of the Palestinian people through the facts and facts imposed on the ground since the occupation of the West Bank Western in 1967.

Out of the years of preparing for the plan and intensifying the leaks in the recent times that preceded the Trump announcement and the blessing of Netanyahu and Gantz, there are those who believe on the Israeli side that this announcement is symbolic even from the Zionist and Jewish views of the state, and they believe that there is no place to implement the deal on the ground without the consent of the Palestinian side.

The plan, according to analysts, is in line with the aspirations of Israel and the absolute support it receives from the Trump administration, which will be the bulwark against any international criticism, and will even recruit Arab and Gulf countries to implement the plan in isolation from the Palestinian position.

Netanyahu and Trump
Ha'aretz editor Haimi Shilo wrote that revealing at this time the Trump plan, which faces measures to isolate him in the US Congress as Netanyahu is facing corruption charges, is not aimed at ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bringing peace to the Middle East, but rather to enable the Netanyahu government to include parts From the West Bank and the imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the settlements without strong criticism from the international community.

Shilo asserted that the Palestinian side, with various factions, despite the division, would not accept the "deal of the century" even if it accepted it from Arab and Gulf countries and welcomed it, and questioned the possibility of implementing the Trump plan on the ground, as it was deliberately formulated for the Palestinians to reject.

On the possibility of the Israeli side being keen to accept the Palestinian plan and its willingness to deal with it, Shilo stressed that the American plan was not written for the Palestinian Authority to accept it, but rather to reject it and show the world that the Palestinian side is not peace and is a common interest of Netanyahu and Trump.

Timing and resolution
The Israeli editor adds that the real test of the American plan will be if Trump elects a second term president, and until then, the plan is nothing but interference in the Israeli elections and diverting attention from the trial of Netanyahu, who faces charges of corruption, breach of trust and receiving bribes.

Shilo suggested that the timing of publishing the plan is an attempt by the Trump administration to impose a fait accompli, as happened with the announcement of Jerusalem as a unified capital for Israel, and now comes to enhance the chances of Netanyahu to resolve the elections and form a future government, knowing that Netanyahu linked his fate and political future to Trump, which means that Israel will be exposed to diplomatic risks Globally, if Trump is not elected again.

Consensus and rejection
Israeli Orientalist Eyal Zisser, a lecturer in the history of the Middle East and Africa at Tel Aviv University, agrees with the Israeli consensus that it will be difficult to implement the plan on the ground without Palestinian approval.

But Zesser, and contrary to the argument that underestimates the value of the "deal of the century" due to its lack of acceptance of a Palestinian, confirms that Trump's American peace plan is a historical event in the future formation of the state of Israel and will enable it for the first time to define and draw its borders by imposing a fait accompli in isolation from the Palestinian rejection.

The Israeli orientalist explained that it is true that this is not the first time that the Americans have published a peace plan in an attempt to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

But this time, Zisser believes that the plan will be different, as it deals with the facts that Israel imposed on the ground since the signing of the Oslo agreement, and is not based on the aspirations and dreams of the Palestinians to establish a Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital and guarantee the right of return of refugees.

Apply and install
Contrary to previous US plans, Zisser says, "The deal of the century intersects with the interests of Israel and America in the Middle East, knowing that the Trump administration has a regional position the United States has not known for many years."

On the possibility of implementing the "deal of the century" in light of the Palestinian rejection, Zayser does not rule that out, but he suggested that it would be a partial implementation that would guarantee Israel's interests and establish its presence in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley.

He said, "The Palestinian rejection is rooted in the weakness and inability of the Palestinian leadership to make fateful decisions, confront Palestinian public opinion and persuade it of the necessity of making inevitable concessions."

The loser and the winner
The political commentator on the Israeli channel 13, Raviv Drucker, considered the "deal of the century" as a deal between Trump and Netanyahu ahead of the elections, whether in Israel or America, stressing that the plan aims to pave the way for Netanyahu to annex all settlements in the West Bank to Israeli sovereignty without Israel paying Any return for the Palestinian Authority.

He explained that the American plan that I consulted in the White House between Trump, Netanyahu and Gantz is not a plan for a political settlement and ending the conflict, but rather a fully coordinated political plan between Trump and Netanyahu to be a lifeline for the Prime Minister and enhance his opportunities to form the future government of Israel.

He believes that the loser at this stage of publishing the plan is the Palestinian Authority, which rejects the pressure of the American administration, indicating that, in return, Netanyahu and Trump are expected to be the biggest beneficiaries of the plan, as both will try to use the announcement of the deal in the elections and to divert public discourse about the legal charges they face.