Donald Trump’s Arab-Israeli peace plan rests upon the absurdity of the Palestinians accepting a state in name alone. Mr Trump’s blatant support for Israel and his snub of the Palestinians in drafting his plan has let Mr Netanyahu do whatever he wants. This looks like a transparent attempt by Mr Trump to help Mr Netanyahu, who faces a trial for bribery and fraud, in upcoming Israeli elections. The Trump plan does have the virtue of diminishing the distance between the situation on the ground and euphemisms deployed to describe it. London’s welcome of Mr Trump’s “serious proposal” is as depressing as it is predictable.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2020 19:04 UTC