Arab diplomats: The moderate Arab states have sent a message to Abu Mazen, saying that the plan will be implemented gradually and gradually • Palestinian senior official: "The big blocs will be annexed at the end"
Maale Adumim // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
The application of Israeli sovereignty in the valley and Judea and Samaria will be implemented in a more limited, and less extensive, format than the original plan - these messages have recently been transmitted from moderate Arab states to Palestinian officials. Thus, Arab diplomatic sources have confirmed to Israel today.
The officials emphasized that in Jerusalem and Washington, they say they will implement the sovereignty in July-September this year. A senior official in Abu Mazen's office also confirmed the details, saying that the messages were conveyed to the PA chairman and his advisers through senior political officials from moderate Arab countries, at the request of Israel and the Washington administration.
According to a senior Arab official, messages sent to Abu Mazen and other Palestinian officials say that "applying Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria is an accomplished fact, but in light of the appeal of moderate Arab leaders, led by Jordanian King Abdullah II, to soften the application of sovereignty," it was decided in Jerusalem. Because sovereignty will be applied gradually and spread over a more flexible schedule. "
"Israeli sovereignty will first be applied only to vast areas of the valley, where a majority of the Jewish population exists and are almost uninhabited with Palestinians," the source said, adding that the move was intended, in part, to block Palestinian residents of areas in the Valley that would be annexed to Israel and give them the status of Israeli citizens.
A senior Abbas official, who also confirmed the details, told "Israel Today": "The publications surrounding the quiet agreement of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to the Israeli annexation program and Palestinian criticism of these countries have caused discomfort among Arab leaders, who are not interested Internal unrest in their countries following the implementation of the annexation plan Due to the fact that Israel has been criticized on the left, and especially on the right, a proposal was made to implement the plan more narrowly and over a flexible schedule rather than as one. The proposal was backed and supported by Jerusalem and Washington, and recent talks between senior officials Americans for seniors in moderate Arab countries have asked the Americans to convey the messages in question. "
"Prevent unrest"
The Palestinian official added that, according to the messages, the application of sovereignty in the large settlement blocs would be carried out in later stages, and not this July, and will include Ma'aleh Adumim and large parts of Gush Etzion first. According to the Palestinian official, "Israel is trying to prevent unrest in the Palestinian Authority and among the public in Arab countries, and with the support of the US and moderate Arab countries will gradually implement the annexation plan."