US President Donald Trump announced today Tuesday the details of his Middle East peace plan, which included several aspects related to Jerusalem, a new Palestinian state and the investments that will be made in it.
He said in a press conference that today represents a major step towards peace and youth in the entire Middle East, who are ready for a more hopeful future. "And governments in the region know that terrorism and Islamic extremism are the common enemy of all."
Here are Trump's most prominent points on the peace plan:
- Under the plan, Jerusalem remains the undivided or divided capital of Israel, but this is not a big thing because we have already achieved this for them, and it will remain so, and Washington will recognize Israel's sovereignty over the lands provided by the vision to be part of the State of Israel.
The proposed transitional phase of the two-state solution will not pose a significant risk to the State of Israel in any way, and we will not allow a return to the days of bloodshed and explosives and the attack on cabarets.
Peace requires compromises and concessions, but we will never ask Israel to give up its security.
A: I offered Israel a lot as recognition of Jerusalem as its capital, and it recognized the Golan Heights, but the most important of all is the exit from the terrible nuclear agreement with Iran.
The deal is a great and historic opportunity for the Palestinians to achieve an independent state of their own, after 70 years of slight progress, and this may be their last opportunity.
The Palestinian people have become distrustful after years of unfulfilled promises, and have been subjected to many tests, and we must get rid of failed methods yesterday.
The plan will double the Palestinian territories and grant the Palestinians a capital in East Jerusalem, and the United States will open an embassy there.
- Israel will work closely with the King of Jordan to verify the current status of the holy places and allow Muslims to practice their rituals in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The plan offers significant commercial investment estimated at 50 billion dollars in the new Palestinian state, and many countries want to participate in this matter.
The Palestinians deserve an opportunity to realize their wonderful and great potential, and there are those who use them as pawns to promote terrorism and extremism.
- All previous American administrations tried to achieve peace between the Israelis and Palestinians and failed, but I was not elected to avoid major problems, and our vision for peace is completely different from previous proposals and has more detailed proposals than previous plans.
The plan makes Palestine, Israel and the region more secure, and represents a real and realistic solution for the two countries in order to realize the dream of the Palestinians and the security of Israel.
We will form a joint committee with Israel to turn the mental map into something more detailed so that recognition can be obtained immediately.
An old project
Trump was to announce his plan at the White House since 2017 with his close ally Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges, which he denies in detail and seeks to remain in his position by running in legislative elections on the second of next March.
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayeh confirmed on Monday that he rejected the plan, considering it a "liquidation of the Palestinian cause." Shtayeh believes that the American peace plan "gives Israel everything it wants at the expense of the national rights of the Palestinian people."
The plan announcement comes as the US Senate holds hearings over Trump's accusation of misuse of his position.
Netanyahu is also facing imminent trial procedures, after dropping his request for parliamentary immunity from corruption charges in a surprise move on Tuesday.
The American president has taken several steps to reveal his support for Israel, which he describes as "the greatest friend", and he has always boasted of his support for Israel.
On December 6, 2017, he broke with decades of international consensus and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
In November, the US administration dealt a new blow to international consensus on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians by declaring that Washington no longer considered Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank illegal.