In the interview, he accused Palestinian politicians of trying to sabotage the Bahrain conference. “It’s unfair the way the Palestinians have described this as a bribe or as an attempt to buy off their national aspirations,” he said. “I know firsthand, they want to come.”Likewise, he said there was a “silent majority” of Palestinians who would jump at the Trump peace plan if not for the “real-life consequences” they could face from repressive West Bank officials. The Trump administration has not publicly presented its peace plan, but it has portrayed the Bahrain conference as a prelude to the plan’s first phase, which would focus on economic development of the occupied territories. It would be followed by a second phase focused on a political solution.

Source: International New York Times June 08, 2019 06:56 UTC