Israeli Foreign Policy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni; there is speculation he could also talk with other African leaders during his one-day visit.
If the Palestinians are unable to meet the conditions of the new peace plan, Israel should not take “the risk to recognize them as a state,” senior White House adviser Jared Kushner says in a series of interviews over the weekend.
The reaction of the Palestinians and a number of Arab states to the Trump peace proposal “raises doubts over its viability,” says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
While some media outlets reported “muted” responses and even loud objections from the Arab world, the reality seems to be the opposite.
Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked of the Yamina Party told JNS: “We are in a historic moment for the State of Israel.” Then she proceeded to cast doubt on points related to the initiative.
Both employers and workers believe that it could help them economically, though politically and socially is a different story altogether.
“The P.A. now sees itself as free to disregard the agreements with Israel, including security cooperation,” declares Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a meeting with the Arab League in Cairo to discuss the Trump peace plan.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said “the Palestinians have to decide whether to continue down the path of rejection or to come to the negotiating table.”
“History knocked on the door of our home and gave us a one-time opportunity to apply Israeli law on settlements,” said Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett.
The plan sends a clear message to the Palestinians. “First, time is not on your side. Second, you used to have support, but now you do not have the same level,” said Professor Eytan Gilboa, director of the Center for International Communication at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan.
“A peace plan requires two sides to come together. This is a political stunt that could spark unilateral moves to annex territory and set back peace even more,” tweeted former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
No Israelis or Palestinians would be uprooted from their homes, a point U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized in presenting the blueprint.
