There’s a Chance the Trump Administration’s Peace Plan Just Might Work https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/israel-zionism/2019/04/theres-a-chance-the-trump-administrations-peace-plan-just-might-work/

April 5, 2019 | Tom Gross
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For two years, White House officials have spoken of crafting a proposal to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict; the Trump administration reportedly will release the details shortly after the April 9 Israeli election. Tom Gross notes several reasons why this plan might succeed where so many others have failed:

[T]he Arab states have changed. Utterly tired of Palestinian intransigence and refusal even to negotiate publicly for a decade now—and far more concerned about the increasing Iranian threat across the region—they are favorably disposed to Israel as never before. They also know that their economies can benefit greatly from Israeli expertise. . . .

In the past, when Palestinian leaders turned down offers of independent statehood without even agreeing to further discussions (offers of a kind that Chechens, Kurds, Baluchis, Tibetans, and dozens of other stateless people would have jumped at), far from being pressured or ostracized, the Palestinian leadership was given even more money and more red-carpet treatment by Western countries. Casting themselves as perpetual victims paid off. No longer. Trump has already shown, through his decision to move the American embassy to western Jerusalem, recognize Israeli sovereignty on the Golan Heights, and cut funding to the Palestinians, that there will be a price to pay for such intransigence. . . .

Palestinians will learn that there will be massive financial investment if they accept. Incentives were offered in the past too, but the Palestinian public was never properly informed. Today, because of very high Internet usage, it will be hard for Palestinian leaders to hide from their people what is at stake.

Read more on Spectator: https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/04/could-donald-trump-unexpectedly-triumph-in-his-bid-for-peace-in-the-middle-east/