US President Donald Trump presented his Middle East plan in Washington. Turkey, Palestine and the Arab League did not accept him well.
- US President Donald Trump presented his Middle East plan in Washington .
- This provides for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine .
- Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be ready to support the plan - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has now announced drastic measures.
Update at 5:28 p.m .: At the Arab League crisis meeting on Trump's Middle East plan , Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated the breakdown of all relations with Isreal and the United States . Abbas said at the short-term meeting in Cairo that he had sent two messages to the two countries. Since previous agreements and international law would not be complied with, there would be no more relations with both countries. Abbas also emphasized that this also applies to security agreements.
Trump's Middle East plan: Arab League warns Israel against implementation against the will of the Palestinians
In a final statement, the Arab League Council stated that the plan "does not meet the Palestinians' minimum rights and expectations." It would lead to a status in which there are two different classes of citizens, criticized Ahmed Abul Gheit , Secretary General of the Arab League. The Palestinians would be second class citizens . Abul Gheit further said that Trump's Middle East plan would bring neither stability nor peace, but would only sow conflict and suffering for another 100 years.
He called on Palestinians and Isrealis to work together on a mutually acceptable solution. The Arab League also warned Israel against implementing the plan against the will of the Palestinians.
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The Arab League is now also criticizing Trump's Middle East plan
Update at 4.30 p.m .: Again criticism of Trump's controversial Middle East plan is loud. After the heads of state of Turkey and Palestine, the Arab League has now given a clear rejection of the plan. The organization said at an emergency meeting in Cairo that it was " unjust " to the Palestinians. Trump's Middle East plan would not respect the "fundamental rights" of the Palestinians and their aspirations. Therefore, the Arab states do not want to cooperate with the United States to implement the plan.
Update at 3:36 p.m .: FDP foreign expert Alexander Graf Lambsdorff was concerned on Saturday by the announcement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to break off relations with Israel and the United States. The faction vice chief told the AFP news agency that Abba's announcement was an overreaction that would not help either side. He also urged Egypt and Saudi Arabia "to use their influence on Abbas to prevent hardening".
Update of February 1, 2020: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced the "severance of all ties" with Israel and the United States . Abbas announced this in Cairo on Saturday ahead of an Arab League emergency meeting. There, the Palestinians wanted to seek support for their position against US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan .
Because of Trump's Middle East plan, Palestinian President wants to break ties with the United States
Abbas now said the Palestinian Authority would break "all ties" with Israel and the US in the security area as well. The United States' Middle East plan is a "violation of the Oslo Accords" signed with Israel in the 1990s. Israel, as the "occupying power" of the Palestinian Territories, would have to take responsibility.
Trump presented his long-awaited Middle East plan in Washington last Tuesday in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . According to Trump, the plan should enable a "realistic two-state solution". Accordingly, Jerusalem would be envisaged as the "undivided capital" of Israel . According to the plan, the Palestinians should be given the opportunity to found their own state , the capital of which would be Abu Dis, a suburb of East Jerusalem. The Palestinians immediately protested furiously against the plan.
Trump's Middle East plan triggers protests
Update at 4:52 p.m .: Numerous people in Jordan have protested against US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan. On Friday, dozens of demonstrators gathered in the capital, Amman, near the American embassy. According to local media reports, protests have also taken place in other cities in the neighboring country of Israel.
In a phone call to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordan's King Abdullah underlined his support for the Palestinians in the struggle for their own state , the palace said.
Erdogan completely takes apart Trump's Israel plan: "betrayal of all humanity"
Update of January 31, 1:23 p.m .: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned various Arab countries for their support for US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan . "Some Arab countries that support such a plan are betraying Jerusalem and their own people and, more importantly, all of humanity ," Erdogan told representatives of his conservative AKP in Ankara on Friday.
Erdogan had declared shortly after the presentation of Trump's plan that it was " absolutely unacceptable ". "Turkey does not accept this plan, which will destroy Palestine and occupy Jerusalem," said Erdogan on Friday. "Jerusalem is our red line."
On Friday, he made clear what Erdogan (r.) Thinks of Trump's Middle East plan.
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Update, January 29, 4:30 p.m .: His adviser Jared Kushner has now spoken out on US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan . He called on the Palestinians to agree to the plan. Palestine "has played the victim card for the past 25 years," said Kushner, who is not only an adviser to the president , but also his son-in-law.
However, Kushner did not stop at this statement, but continued to criticize the attitude of the Palestinians , who had immediately rejected the US peace plan . "These people are professionals in not completing or closing deals," he said. According to Kushner , it is now up to Palestine to act: "If you want to come and make peace , we are ready."
Trump's Middle East plan: Palestinians react angrily - "will end up in the trash can of history"
Update, January 29, 7:21 a.m .: The Palestinian leadership has furiously rejected US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan. The plan presented on Tuesday will "end up in the trash can of history," said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbasi on Palestinian television. "After hearing all this rubbish, we say 'no' to the 'deal of the century' again." The Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip described the plan as nonsense. "The" Deal of the Century "is nonsense, it's an enemy deal," said Chalil al-Haja, a leading Hamas representative. "The Palestinians will use all possible means to fight him until he fails."
Trump had presented the plan in the White House in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In it, the Palestinians are promised their own state - albeit with considerable concessions.
ARD correspondent Susanne Glass criticized the plan as an arson attack in a comment.
Donald Trump presents Middle East plan: US ambassador speaks of annexation - Maas reacts cautiously
Update 10:02 p.m .: The Federal Government has also said in the person of Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas about Donald Trump's Middle East plan . The SPD politician commented cautiously and diplomatically on the US President's plans. "Only a mutually acceptable, negotiated two-state solution can lead to lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians ," said Maas.
The U.S. government's proposal is currently raising too many questions, the Secretary of State said. “These include questions about the involvement of the conflicting parties in a negotiation process and their relationship to recognized international parameters and legal positions,” Maas continues.
Donald Trump presents Middle East plan: US ambassador speaks of annexation - criticism from the EU
Update 8:40 p.m .: Mahmus Abbas has given US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan a clear rejection. The US plans will “not get through,” Abbas said. The radical Islamic Hamas plan had previously also rejected Trump's plan.
Earlier, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman announced that Israel could immediately annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank as part of Trump's Middle East plan. The settlements are said to belong to Israel in the future, at least if Trump's plan allows it. " Israel doesn't have to wait at all," Friedman said.
This is what a future State of Palestine can look like, with a capital in parts of East Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/39vw3pPrAL
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2020Donald Trump advocates a two-state solution - harsh criticism from the EU
Update 8.10pm: The self-titled “Two-State Solution” from Donald Trump's Middle East plan has now also attracted the first critical voices from the EU. The EPP Group's foreign policy spokesman Michael Gahler (CDU) spoke to the editorial network Germany about the plan of the US president and condemned it as partisan.
"The shared reactions to Trump's proposals show: This American administration has no claim to act as an honest broker," focus.de quotes the CDU politician . Trump's measures would not help bring a negotiated solution closer.
Donald Trump Announces Middle East Plan: Vision of Demilitarized Palestinian State
Update 7:25 p.m .: The Middle East plan by US President Donald Trump probably provides for the disarmament of Palestine. This emerges from an averaging of the White House. The Palestinians must also accept that Israel is responsible for security in the West Bank.
"The vision is for a demilitarized Palestinian state to live peacefully with Israel while Israel remains responsible for the security west of the Jordan River," a White House statement said.
The radical Islamic Hamas in the Gaza Strip has already rejected the US President's plan with the AFP news agency . We will not accept a replacement for Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state, "said Chalil al-Hajj, Hamas representative.
Donald Trump surprises with Middle East plan: East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine
The Middle East plan by US President Donald Trump provides a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. Trump said this at a press conference in Washington, attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . Trump's plan is said to lead to a "realistic two-state solution". Netanyahu is ready to negotiate with the Palestinian leadership about a future Palestinian state. In return, however, Palestine must also recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
Jerusalem should be the "undivided capital" of Israel, Trump said, but at the same time promised the Palestinians a capital in East Jerusalem and a doubling of its territory for a future state of its own. The United States would “proudly” open a message there, Trump said. Israel would for the first time agree to concrete territorial compromises.
Donald Trump presents Middle East plan: Jerusalem as "undivided capital" Israel
However, Israel would continue to maintain its supremacy. Accordingly, the Middle East plan should recognize the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley should also remain under Israeli control. Coupled with the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel , where the United States has already opened an embassy, this plan could still upset many Palestinians . The Palestinian leadership had already rejected the plan as a violation of UN resolutions and international law prior to its launch.
The US President has nevertheless called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to participate in the joint implementation of his plan. Trump wants to go with Israelis and Palestinians a "way of peace".
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- The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 28, 2020Trump advocates two-state solution: "A great deal for the Palestinians"
"I want this deal to be a great deal for the Palestinians," Trump said. Palestine should become a "really independent and wonderful state". However, the US president also warned the Palestinians that it might be the last resort for a two-state solution .
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