Israeli Newspaper Reveals Leaked Document of Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ — War Will Be Launched Against Gaza Should They Reject Deal

• Israeli Newspaper Reveals Leaked Document of Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ — War Will Be Launched Against Gaza Should They Reject Deal
  by MEE staff, https://www.middleeasteye.net/
  According to the document, if Hamas and Islamic Jihad refused to sign the deal, a war would be launched against them supported by the US.
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  Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom on Tuesday leaked details of an alleged document that was part of Donald Trump’s “deal of the century”, which was circulated between officials in Israel’s Foreign Ministry. Middle East Eye could not independently verify the content of the leaked document, whose source was anonymous.
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  Israel Hayom said that some of the terms of the document have been mentioned by President Trump’s Middle East advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner and his advisor on Israel, Jason Greenblatt, in their informal talks with Israeli officials. The newspaper is close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who maintains an amicable relationship with Trump, Kushner and Greenblatt.
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  According to the leaked document, the deal will be signed by three parties: Israel, the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Hamas movement that governs the besieged Gaza Strip. A Palestinian state called “New Palestine” would be established on lands in the now-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip after the signing of the agreement. An election would be held after a year and Israel would start releasing Palestinian prisoners gradually over the course of three years.
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  The fate of Jerusalem
  Regarding the fate of Jerusalem, which Trump’s administration recognised as the Israeli capital in December 2017 and where it moved the US embassy in May 2018, the document said the holy city would remain undivided but responsibilities would be shared between Israel and “New Palestine” – with Israel maintaining general control.
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  Palestinian residents in Jerusalem would be citizens of the Palestinian state, but the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem would remain in charge of matters related to land. “New Palestine” would pay taxes to the Israeli municipality and in return be in charge of education for Palestinians in the city.
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  The Palestinian population in Jerusalem is estimated to number around 435,000. Palestinian Jerusalemites currently hold permanent residency documents – which Israel can revoke if they live outside the city for a certain period of time – and are not qualified for any citizenship rights. Since 1967, Palestinians have boycotted municipal elections, as they see them as a part and parcel of Israel’s occupation of the city. The deal would maintain the status quo of holy sites in the city, and Jewish Israelis won’t be allowed to buy Palestinian houses and vice versa.
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  Meanwhile, Israeli settlements in the West Bank – which are deemed illegal under international law – would formally be recognised as part of Israel.
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  Gaza Strip
  According to the document, Egypt will offer lands near the Gaza Strip for the “New Palestine” state to build an airport, factories and serve the commercial and agriculture sectors, without allowing Palestinians to reside on these lands.
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  The Egyptian lands to be included in the deal would be determined at a later date, with this part of the agreement to be implemented within five years following its signature.
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