US President Donald Trump and his first adviser on the US peace plan, Jared Kouchner, said the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and peacemaking had not worked in the past, which would require abandoning that context and experimenting with ideas Creative " out of the box "may lead to peace.
Kouchner, who hinted that his team of US envoy to the international negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, and Trump´s ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, had completed the preparation of the "Deal of the Century" plan and were launching it earlier this year, but early Israeli elections postponed the plan´s launch schedule of the two-state solution, "we have not said that we will put it clearly as part of the plan," adding: "I think that if people focus on the old traditional dialogue points, we will not make any progress. "2002 which I think was a good try to If that would have worked, but we have tried to make peace for a long time on this basis and we have not succeeded, if we put something different."
"We are really focused from the bottom up: how to make the lives of the Palestinian people better, what can you solve to allow these areas to become more investmentable? We are dealing with all the basic situation problems because you have to do this," Kouchner said in an interview published earlier this week. But we also have a strong plan of action for the whole region, I think both have an opportunity to move forward. "
"From the point of view of Israel, their biggest concern is security, and I think what we do is something that allows Israel to maintain security, but there will be difficult compromises for both," Kouchner said.
Asked if this meant an "economic" peace in which the Palestinians would gain more investment, without national sovereignty, Kouchner said, "I hope that when [Palestinian Israelis] consider our proposal - I do not say they will look at it and say, I hope that what they are doing is to say, Look, there are some concessions here, but ultimately, this is the framework that can allow us to improve our lives materially and we will see whether leadership on both sides has the courage to take a leap in an attempt to go ahead "He said. "We must examine new and different ways to reach peace ... We have studied past efforts, how they failed and why they failed," he reiterated. "If people focus on the old traditional points of dialogue, we will never achieve progress."
Senior US aides, especially Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo, have advised against using the term "two-state solution" by refusing to answer questions from senators last month whether the United States remains committed to a two-state solution like previous administrations.
The "Deal of the Century" plan has yet to be revealed, but Trump´s statements, especially his successive ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, and hints by Jason Greenblatt, and now Kouchner himself that Israel will retain the right to security control of the occupied West Bank. Israel, "their biggest concern [Israel]" is security only. I think that what we do is something that allows Israel to maintain security ... "Kouchner repeated in his interview with Teyo Majazin.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out achieving a two-state solution with Palestinian sovereignty over any area in the West Bank, and certainly Area C, which makes up 60 percent of the occupied West Bank, where most Israeli settlers live, By annexing area "C" first, and this is the most valuable and water-rich area in the West Bank with the largest aquifer and of course the Jordan River. Areas A and B,
In a recent New York Times op-ed, Jason Greenblatt argued, "Gaza´s people can not be helped in any meaningful way until Hamas is out of the political landscape or takes the necessary choices for stability and ultimately peace." In other words, it does not expect Hamas to have a role In the deal envisaged.
