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January 28, 2020

Trump to Unveil Middle East "Peace Plan" as Netanyahu Indicted over Corruption
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President Trump is unveiling his so-called Middle East peace plan today
amid his Senate impeachment trial. He is expected to introduce it
alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump's son-in-law
and senior adviser Jared Kushner developed the plan, which will
reportedly offer conditional sovereignty to Palestinians and remap the
borders of the occupied West Bank to give more control to Israel, among
other proposals. Netanyahu and his political challenger Benny Gantz met
with Trump Monday to hear details of the plan. Palestinians have
rejected Trump's plan. This is Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad
Shtayyeh.

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh: "This plan, that does not provide the
occupied land to its people and that does not recognize the borders of
1967 and does not recognize that Jerusalem is an occupied land, and
provides it to Israel as a capital, and the plan creators launch a
financial war against us, on the UNRWA, and closes the office of
Palestine in Washington and dries the financial resources of the
Palestinian Authority, is nothing but a plan to liquidate the
Palestinian issue, and we reject it."

Meanwhile, Netanyahu was formally indicted on corruption charges back in
Israel after he withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution. He
has been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust.


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