“It is nothing but a plan to finish off the Palestinian cause,” he added. Shtayyeh also accused Trump and Netanyahu of using the plan to distract from their domestic problems. “This plan is to protect Trump against being impeached and to protect Netanyahu from going to jail, and it is not a peace plan,” Shtayyeh said. Trump had planned to release the peace plan last year but delayed it after Netanyahu could not form a government. A U.S. official told Reuters that Trump wants Netanyahu and Gantz to agree on the plan before making it public.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 27, 2020 15:56 UTC