Al Aqsa Mosque to be Controlled by Saudi Arabia Under Trump Peace Plan, Jerusalem to Remain United City — Egypt to Allocate Land to the New Palestinian State

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- Al Aqsa Mosque to be Controlled by Saudi Arabia under Trump Peace plan, Jerusalem to Remain United City
by https://www.israelhayom.com/
According to an unconfirmed Lebanese report, Egypt, the Gulf States, and the US are all involved in an elaborate plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict once and for all.
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Jerusalem will remain one united city under US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen in Lebanon reported on Monday. According to that draft, the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and Israel will embark on a trilateral agreement establishing a “new” Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. Settlement blocs will remain part of Israel.
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While Israel will control most of Jerusalem, there will be some shared responsibilities with the West Bank and Gaza, the unconfirmed reports claimed. As for the Arab residents, they will become citizens of the new Palestinian state. The city will be under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Municipality, but the new Palestinian state would be expected to pay taxes to Israel on behalf of its residents in the city.
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The US has yet to confirm the report, and like most news emerging about the highly-anticipated peace plan, any new leaks should be taken with a grain of salt.
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Of course, the many religious landmarks holy to all three Abrahamic faiths in Jerusalem has made drafting such a plan a challenge. The Trump peace plan will address this thorny issue by designating Al-Aqsa mosque under Saudia Arabian authority and removing it from Jordanian control. There are no planned changes for other holy sites.
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As for purchasing homes, Arabs will be required to buy homes and Arab neighborhoods and Jews will be expected to do the same in Jewish ones.
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Egypt is expected to be involved in this plan as well, as it will allocate land to the new Palestinian state that will be designated for a new airport and industrial facilities. According to the draft, Gulf States too, will pitch in and sponsor some $30 billion for a five-year series of projects intended to stimulate the Palestinian economy. Last spring, US Peace Envoy, and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner was in Bahrain for the Peace to Prosperity summit, which highlighted the initial ideas for this stimulus plan.
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There is a lot at stake for the Palestinians should this deal be rejected, as the draft of the plan reportedly reveals that if Hamas and the PLO reject it, the US will halt all financial support and will advocate for other countries to do the same. The US though is also willing to work with the PLO only if it accepts the deal and Hamas turns it down.
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