President Trump’s failure to release a detailed plan showing the specific borders of a Palestinian Arab State incorporating Gaza and about 70% of Judea and Samaria ('West Bank') - before he leaves office at midday on 20 January – will sink the only solution that has any remote possibility of being implemented in direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
President-elect Biden seems set to support the failed two-state solution propagated by the United Nations for the last 25 years – which is unacceptable to Israel.
When releasing his comprehensive plan “Peace to Prosperity – A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People” (“Peace Plan”) on 28 January 2020 – Trump pointed out:
- “For the first time in this conflict, President Trump has reached an understanding with Israel regarding a map setting forth borders for a two-state solution.
- This Vision proposes a realistic two-state solution, offering a viable path to Palestinian statehood.
- Israel has now agreed to terms for a future Palestinian State.”
Trump’s Peace Plan – unlike those solutions previously offered by his predecessors – was accompanied by the following conceptual plans showing his proposed two-state solution.
The final borders were to be determined in direct negotiations between Israel and the PLO. READ MORE
