Before the primaries began, Democrats united in opposition to the century deal

Prominent candidates rejected the peace plan, which is expected to be a key issue in the November election. "Not the way to ensure Israel's survival as Jewish and democratic," Biden said. Elizabeth Warren promised to cancel this policy if elected. Sanders: "Ending the Occupation"

Before the primaries began, Democrats united in opposition to the century deal

Democratic candidates rejected the Trump plan released by the Trump administration to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, days before the primaries began to represent the party ahead of the US presidential election. Opposition to the "century deal," as the president calls it, also came from the direction of former Vice President Joe Biden, the most pro-Israeli candidate among the top candidates.

"A peace plan requires agreement from both sides. This is a political trick that could lead to unilateral measures to annex territories and hurt the prospect of peace even more," the former vice president said. "I have spent my life promoting the security and survival of the Jewish and democratic state. This is not the way."

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The pro-Israeli candidate called the program "political trickery." Biden (Photo: Reuters)

Former US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Democratic Conflict on January 14, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

The radical wing of the party was even more assertive. Jewish Senator Bernie Sanders said any agreement must "end the occupation and allow the Palestinians self-determination in their own Palestinian state, alongside a secure Israel. The 'peace agreement', as Trump calls it, is not close to that and will only perpetuate the conflict. . Sanders, who previously said he may freeze aid to Israel if he continues his current policy toward the Palestinians, added that any peace agreement must be in line with international law and UN decisions.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the plan is a "rubber stamp" for annexation, which does not offer a real opportunity to establish a Palestinian state. "Publishing a plan without negotiations with the Palestinians is not diplomacy. It is a fraud. I will oppose any unilateral annexation in any form, and will reverse any policy that supports it."

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The President blames the Democratic Party for anti-Israelism. Trump and Netanyahu yesterday (Photo: Reuters)

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin during Presentation of the Century Plan January 28, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

The plan, presented yesterday by Trump alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was published despite the Palestinian opposition to the whole process. They have been refusing to maintain contact with Washington for the past two years, following a series of pro-Israeli White House resolutions that included moving the embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing it as Israel's capital, and humanitarian aid cuts to Palestinians.

Unlike all past initiatives, it abandons the idea of ​​establishing a Palestinian state on the 1967 lines, and recognizes Israel's sovereignty over settlement blocs and the Jordan Valley. The conditions for establishing a Palestinian state are particularly harsh, including a clause that sounds like a domain - disarming Hamas. It also removes the right of return over the chapter.

"The president's 'century deal', like many other things he has done in foreign policy, is making matters worse," said Pete Bottidge, a former South Bend mayor and a prominent candidate in the primaries. "Peace requires both sides to sit around the table, not a green light for one's leader to do unilateral annexation."

The radical wing was even more assertive. Warren and Sanders (Photo: Reuters)

Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren talk in Democratic Conflict on January 14, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

Attitude towards Israel is expected to be one of the key issues in the upcoming elections. Trump prepared the ground for this last year, when several members of Congress attacked the radical wing of the party and called them anti-Semitic. Two of them cannot be visited in Israel during the past summer, at the request of the White House. The president says the Democratic Party is anti-Israel and in August he said that Jews who vote for them are "ignorant or unfaithful", in a statement that made them very angry.

One of the main support bases for Republicans is evangelical Christians, who hold pro-Israel positions. Members of the president's party were enthusiastic about the plan. "This is a big, amazing breakthrough," said Sen. Lindsay Graham, a close ally of Trump. "I hope the Palestinians see this as a serious opportunity and come to the table."