Palestine needs to move beyond condemnation
CGTN
A lot of ink is being spilled over U.S. President Donald Trump's framework plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Even before its details were known, a few expected that it would make too many demands of Israel, while expecting the Palestinians to accept whatever was put in front of them. Looking ahead though, the Palestinians' absence may not dissuade either the U.S. or Israel, who could press on with its contents after March, when Israel goes to the polls.
The document, titled "Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future," claims to offer a "realistic two-state solution," but in doing so it abandons any pretense of the U.S. as an honest broker by embracing Israeli preferences as its own.
Although the plan maintains the long-established idea of two states, it makes clear that any eventual Palestinian state will be subject to Israel's security interests. Even though a bulk of the Palestinian state would be based in the West Bank, Israeli settlements will be absorbed into Israel, while transport and infrastructure links will be built to link the fragmented territory that will make up Palestinian territory – much as it does already.
