When the outgoing US President Donald Trump leaves the White House next January, the Palestinians will have to remember the most important decisions he made, which had a major impact on the course of the Palestinian issue at the present time.
Although the traditional American policy has fully and blatantly supported Israel since its establishment in 1948;
However, the Palestinians consider Trump the worst of all.
The Palestinians do not believe that the new president, Joe Biden, will do them justice and fulfill their national aspirations.
But at least he will not take "crazy" positions, like those adopted by his predecessor, which would have exploded the fragile political and field situations, according to statements issued by Palestinian leaders.
The American ambassador to Israel David Friedman, known for his great support for Israel, confirmed at the beginning of this November that Trump will work - if he wins a second term - to develop policies that will change the Middle East.
"We are in a position to change things in the Middle East, within the next 100 years," Friedman said in an interview with the "Jerusalem Post" Israeli newspaper.
Anadolu Agency monitors the most prominent decisions taken by the Trump administration against the Palestinian issue, and in favor of Israel:
1- Recognition of Jerusalem as the united capital of Israel
On December 6, 2017, Trump announced that his administration would recognize occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and would transfer its embassy to Jerusalem.
Recognizing Jerusalem as the united capital of Israel and moving the US embassy to it is one of Trump's most prominent decisions (Al Jazeera)
2- Transferring the US Embassy to Jerusalem
On May 14, 2018, the US administration moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem, and Trump said at the time that moving the embassy "removes the Jerusalem file from any (Palestinian-Israeli) negotiations."
3- Cut off all aid to the Palestinian government
On August 2, 2018, the US administration decided to cut all aid to the Palestinians, including direct aid to the treasury and indirect.
4- Cut off American aid to UNRWA
On August 3, 2018, Washington cut all aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), worth 365 million dollars, after it froze about 300 million of it in January of that year, which caused A major financial crisis for the agency.
5- Stopping support for Jerusalem hospitals
On September 7, 2018, the US State Department announced that it had withheld 25 million dollars, which was to provide assistance to the 6 Palestinian hospitals in Jerusalem.
It provides medical services to Palestinian residents of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza.
6- Closing down the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington
On October 11, 2018, the US administration closed the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, after an official notification was submitted by the latter to the Palestinian leadership, on September 10 of the same year.
Days after that reporting, the US administration expelled, on September 16, the Palestinian ambassador to it Husam Zomlot and his family from their country.
Prior to this, on September 10, 2018, the bank accounts of the Palestine Liberation Organization were closed.
7- Merging the US consulate with the embassy in Jerusalem
On October 18, 2018, the Trump administration decided to merge its general consulate in occupied Jerusalem, which is considered a channel for communication with the Palestinians, with its embassy in the city (the channel for communication with the Israelis).
8- Recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights
As part of Trump's support for Israel, on March 25, 2019, he recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights, occupied since 1967.
The Trump administration had an "undeclared" intention to change the Palestinian leadership (Anatolia)
9- Legalization of settlements
In a move contrary to international legitimacy decisions, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on November 19, 2019, that his country no longer considers the Israeli settlements in the occupied territories "in violation of international law."
10: Announcing the Deal of the Century
In January 2020, Trump announced the Middle East peace plan known as the "Deal of the Century," which the Palestinians said seeks to liquidate their cause, and they categorically rejected it.
The plan includes a major violation of Palestinian national rights, and calls for the establishment of self-rule, in the name of a "state", over residential areas that are not geographically connected, and which will sever Israeli settlements.
11: Supporting the Israeli annexation plan without issuing a decision
The Trump administration supported the annexation by Israel of large parts of the occupied West Bank to its sovereignty, as Tel Aviv was scheduled to start this operation on July 1, 2020;
But she postponed it for undisclosed reasons.
On October 29, the United States said, according to the US President's envoy to the Middle East, Avi Berkowitz, that the Israeli plan to annex Palestinian lands in the West Bank was postponed until the completion of the normalization processes between Israel and Arab countries.
The Israeli plan includes annexing the Jordan Valley and all settlements, which is equivalent to about 30% of the occupied West Bank.
12: Replacing Jerusalem with Israel as "the birthplace of its citizens."
On October 30, the US State Department announced that it would allow US citizens born in Jerusalem to choose to include Israel or Jerusalem as the place of birth.
In implementation of this decision, the United States Embassy in Israel issued, on the 31st of the same month, the first American passport, which replaced the place of birth with Israel, instead of Jerusalem.
13: An "unspoken" intention to change the Palestinian leadership
On September 19, Israel Today newspaper, which is close to Netanyahu, quoted US Ambassador Friedman as saying that Washington is considering replacing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with the dismissed leader of the Fatah movement, Muhammad Dahlan.
But the newspaper denied, after about 9 hours, that Washington intended to change the Palestinian leadership.
14: Leading Arab normalization with Israel
Starting in mid-September, the Trump administration led the official normalization processes between Arab countries and Israel, which the Palestinians see as seeking to destroy the Arab and Islamic incubator for them, especially since it takes place before the end of the Israeli occupation.
Until the end of last month, the number of countries printed with Israel, sponsored by the United States, reached 3: the UAE and Bahrain (on September 15), and Sudan (October 23).