By David Singer ——Bio and Archives--August 16, 2020
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"The United States and Israel recall with gratitude the appearance of the United Arab Emirates at the White House reception held on January 27, 2020, at which President Trump presented his Vision, and express their appreciation for United Arab Emirates' related supportive statements. The parties will continue their efforts in this regard to achieve a just, comprehensive and enduring resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."Significantly no mention is made of creating an independent Palestinian Arab state between Israel and Jordan--the two successor states to the League of Nations 1922 Mandate for Palestine. The Mandate had laid the groundwork for the establishment of:
"I say to Trump and Netanyahu: Jerusalem is not for sale; all our rights are not for sale and are not for bargain. And your deal, the conspiracy, will not pass … We say a thousand no's to the deal of the century,"Trump's offer--spurned so dismissively by Abbas--now seems destined for the dustbin of history. The UN and European Union's insistence that the "two-state solution" was the only solution that could end the Jewish-Arab conflict has been debunked as Israel and the UAE begin the path to peaceful co-existence. Jordan and Egypt's involvement after a 53 years absence becomes increasingly possible. Israel's planned application of sovereignty in the 30% of Judea and Samaria designated in Trump's plan has been placed on hold--as Trump pointed out in his carefully worded White House statement:
"As a result of this diplomatic breakthrough, and at the request of President Trump with the support of the United Arab Emirates, Israel will suspend declaring sovereignty over areas outlined in the President's Vision for Peace and focus its efforts now on expanding ties with other countries in the Arab and Muslim world. The United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates are confident that additional diplomatic breakthroughs with other nations are possible, and will work together to achieve this goal"..
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David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International—an organization calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at: jordanispalestine.blogspot.com