By David Singer ——Bio and Archives--January 9, 2023
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The major changes to the published version of the Saudi Plan made in the revised version are:
- The 2002 Arab Peace Initiative,
- The United Nations --after adopting Security Council Resolution 2334 in 2016,
- The 2020 Trump Peace Plan --and
- Jordan and the PLO since the signing of the 1993 Oslo Accords
The original version states:
- The area of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) to be included in the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine --approximately 70% in the published version --has been reduced to about 30% in the revised version.
This concession would purportedly weaken Israel’s claim to sovereignty in the Jordan Valley--87% of which is situated in Area C--currently under Israel’s full administrative and security control.
The possibility that Israel could regain sovereignty in up to 90% of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) for the first time in 3000 years --with Jordan, PLO and Hamas consensus --is a potential game changer.- The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine --will be under Hashemite rule. The original version did not designate who would be its ruler.
- Important changes have been made in relation to Jerusalem:
"The formal relinquishment of any claims to Jerusalem (with an appropriate arrangement for the holy places)" will be "a key bargaining chip in Palestinian hands".The revised version states:
"The formal renunciation of Jerusalem (while giving the Holy Places special status)" will be a major bargaining chip in the hands of the Palestinians."
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The failure of Jordan, the PLO or Hamas to reject the Saudi Plan since its initial publication seven months ago is explained by their agreement to the changes made in the revised version.
- Joe Biden,
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,
- New York Times Op Ed writer Thomas Friedman
- Any reporter with Shihabi’s cell phone number.
- Private think tanks,
- Israeli Non-Government Organisations,
- Investigative journalists
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Author’s note: The cartoon--commissioned exclusively for this article--is by Yaakov Kirschen aka "Dry Bones"--one of Israel’s foremost political and social commentators--whose cartoons have graced the columns of Israeli and international media publications for decades.
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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