Trump Endorses Israeli Apartheid

- Trump Endorses Israeli Apartheid
by DIANA BUTTU, ZAHA HASSAN, GIDEON LEVY, https://www.wrmea.org/
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March/April 2020, pp. 8-13
Three Views
Trump’s Mideast Plan Is a Recipe for War, Not Peace
By Diana Buttu
AS U.S. PRESIDENT Donald Trump stepped up to speak at the White House Jan. 28, it was flagged as the announcement of a much-delayed plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Far from offering a path to peace, Trump’s “vision for peace and prosperity and a brighter future” will instead cement the long-term subjugation of Palestinians at Israel’s hands.
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Israel will not be required to dismantle its illegal settlements. Palestinians will be required to renounce their internationally-recognized right to return to their homeland. Palestinians will have little access to Jerusalem. Israel will be allowed, in violation of international law, to annex parts of the West Bank.
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To the unengaged outside observer this may not mean much, but for Palestinians, and indeed for the international community, this plan speaks volumes. It does away with the international legal system as we know it and replaces it with a system in which “might is right”—where power, and not law, is supreme.
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Let’s be clear: this is not a peace plan but rather ticking off Israeli PM Netanyahu’s wish list: in violation of international law Trump has handed Netanyahu Jerusalem, Trump has recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and now Trump has given a green light to Israel’s partial annexation of the West Bank—while simultaneously turning a blind eye to Israeli bombing campaigns, Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes and Israel’s continued blockade on Gaza. The closure of the PLO office in Washington, DC and cutting off aid to Palestinians is fully in line with Netanyahu’s wishes. It is unsurprising that Netanyahu welcomes this plan with open arms.
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