While I expected rejection by Palestinians, the reporting I've read has not clarifed the Trump/Kushner peace plan and I've found the whole thing confusing. Hoping you find this analysis courtesy of CAMERA and Honest Reporting with outside links helpful:
Despite a path to a Palestinian state with its capital in part of eastern Jerusalem, the Palestinians have rejected the plan as a complete non-starter. Arab states including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, and the UAE have reacted more positively however.
In discussions of Jerusalem, a point that is often overlooked is that Palestinians have never had control of or sovereignty over any part of Jerusalem, and it’s never been an Arab capital. There is no historical basis for the insistence on a Palestinian capital in Jerusalem. Yet, this plan generously provides for a Palestinian capital in the sections of Jerusalem to the north and to the east of the existing security barrier (page 17). This is in fact a major concession by Israel.
This plan conforms to the oft-repeated idea of “a two-state solution based on the pre-1967 borders with land swaps.”
It has also been made clear that there will be no forced population transfers on either side.
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European Gov’ts Continue to Fund Terror-Linked NGOs (NGO Monitor) Research shows the close links between eight European-funded NGOs and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group. This series of reports includes new specifics on government sponsors and terror-linked staff members, including individuals indicted last month for the murder of an Israeli teen.
How Iran's Military Outsources Its Cyberwarfare Forces - Dorothy Denning (Navy Times)
Are Israel and Turkey On a Collision Course in the Eastern Med? - Pesach Benson (Honest Reporting) The discovery of natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea is putting Israel on a collision course with Turkey. Israel is partnering with Cyprus and Greece to build an ambitious pipeline to Europe. But with billions of dollars at stake, Turkey is poised to play the spoiler. What’s behind Turkey’s opposition, and how far will President Recep Tayyip Erdogan go to thwart Israel’s energy alliance?
Germany slaps down Erdogan’s agreement (with Libya) infringing on Greece and Cyprus sovereignty (Greek City Times)
PA Forces Arrest Cell Targeting Their Intelligence Chief - Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel) Palestinian Authority security forces have arrested a group of Fatah members suspected of plotting an attack on the head of the PA's General Intelligence Service, Majed Faraj, and his family
Report: Strike on T-4 Base in Syria Destroyed Newly-Transported Iranian Weapons (Zaman al-Wasl-Syria)
Syrian government forces capture towns in advance on rebel-held Idlib (Reuters) Syrian government forces have reportedly taken control of several towns in northwestern Idlib province, amid a renewed push by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last rebel stronghold. The Syrian Observatory said Sunday that six towns in the Idlib countryside had fallen to Syrian government forces in the past 24 hours, despite a deal between Turkey and Russia for a January 12 ceasefire. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that around 400,000 people from Idlib province were moving towards the Turkish border as a result of the surge in violence.
With intensive air and ground bombardment, regime forces continue to advance towards Ma’rat al-Numan city, capturing 14 territories (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
U.S. Builds Several New Bases in Iraq near Iran - Arie Egozi (Breaking Defense)
US dropped bombs in Afghanistan at record level in 2019 - Phillip Walter Wellman (Stars and Stripes)
