NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- President Trump
released his long-anticipated plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
We welcome the years-long effort to create a detailed vision for
the path forward.
The fact that both major political parties in Israel support the plan says something about a
broad Israeli consensus.
So, too, the striking presence at today's announcement of
ambassadors from three Arab countries — Bahrain, Oman, and United
Arab Emirates – as well as encouraging statements from a few
other Arab nations.
"Clearly, the yearning for an end to the conflict, after seven
decades and repeated rejections of previous plans by the
Palestinian leadership, is growing ever stronger in the region, but
time isn't necessarily on the Palestinians' side, as they always
assumed," said American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris. "No one expects the parties to
endorse every proposed element with equal enthusiasm. But there's a
potential basis here for starting talks in earnest and with the
knowledge that there are important provisions — and, yes, painful
concessions — for both sides. Accordingly, this ought to be a time
for quiet exploration, discussion, and restraint in seeking to
start the process of direct negotiations."
For nearly three decades since the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference,
AJC, a steadfast friend of Israel
since its rebirth in 1948, has traveled extensively in the Arab
world, including the West Bank.
The aim has been to explore possibilities to advance the peace
process based on an enduring two-state accord, and help create a
regional climate conducive to an overall settlement between the
Arab world and Israel. In that
regard, AJC has always believed in direct negotiations between the
parties, facilitated by the good offices of the United States.
"Now more than ever, in the best interests of peace, the
Palestinian Authority should resume talking to the U.S. and return
to the negotiating table with Israel," Harris added.
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SOURCE American Jewish Committee