US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu delivered a joint address at the White House Tuesday afternoon.
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“Today Israel takes a big step towards peace,” Trump said at the start of his remarks. “Young people across the Middle East are ready for a more hopeful future, and governments throughout the region are realizing that terrorism and Islamic extremism are everyone’s common enemy.”
“Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with both the prime minister of Israel and a man that’s working very hard to become the prime minister of Israel in the longest-running election of all time, Benny Gantz of the Blue and White party. And both leaders joined me to express their support for this effort, proving that the State of Israel is looking for peace, and that peace transcends politics by any measure,” Trump added.
The president said that he was “deeply moved and amazed by what the small country [of Israel] had achieved in the face of overwhelming odds.”
“The State of Israel comprises only a minuscule amount of land in the Middle East, and yet it has become a thriving center of democracy, innovation, culture, and commerce. Israel is a light unto the world,” Trump declared.
The president revealed details of his long-awaited ‘Deal of the Century’ for Middle East peace.
As part of his plan, Trump declared that Jerusalem would remain the “undivided capital” of Israel. However, he later stated that the Palestinian Arabs would have a capital in eastern Jerusalem.
Inside the plan itself, which was released Tuesday, the Trump administration calls for most of the city to remain unified under Israeli sovereignty, while turning Arab neighborhoods outside of the security barrier into “Al Quds”, the capital of Palestine.
He said that the plan also endorsed a Two-State solution.
He thanked Prime Minister Netanyahu for “having the courage” to make the concessions necessary for the deal.
He further stated that “no Palestinians or Israelis will be uprooted from their homes.”
Trump promised that the plan would pose “no security risk” to Israel.
“We will not allow a return to the days of bus bombings, nightclub attacks, and relentless terror,” Trump said. “Peace requires compromise, but we will never ask Israel to compromise its security.”
He noted that he wanted the deal to benefit the Palestinian Arabs as well. “Palestinians are in poverty and violence, exploited by those seeking to use them as pawns to advance terrorism and extremism.”
“Today’s agreement is a historic opportunity for the Palestinians to finally achieve an independent state of their very own. After 70 years of little progress, this could be the last opportunity” for a Palestinian Arab state, he said.
He called on the Palestinian Authority to respect human rights, end its payments to terrorists, and fight terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Describing the concessions Israel would have to make, Trump called for a four-year freeze on construction of Israeli communities in the area earmarked for a Palestinian state under the plan.
Trump thanked Netanyahu, as well as the Arab states Oman, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates for their assistance in drafting the plan.
Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke after Trump. He thanked the president for his support for Israel.
“Your peace plan strikes a balance where other plans have failed,” Netanyahu told Trump. “With everything you’ve done for Israel, I’m not surprised. You are the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House.”
“This is an historic day, and it recalls another historic day [when President Truman recognized the State of Israel]. You will be remembered in history; you charted a brilliant future for Israelis and Palestinians,” Netanyahu added.
The prime minister stated that under the peace plan, Israel’s sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and other strategically vital parts of Judea and Samaria would be recognized.
In addition, all Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria would also be recognized as under Israeli sovereignty, including Biblical cities such as Hevron and Shiloh.
Netanyahu called Trump the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House, adding that “it’s not even close.”
He said that the ‘Deal of the Century’ “addresses the root cause of the conflict by insisting that the Palestinians will finally have to recognize Israel as the Jewish State.”
Netanyahu said that if the Palestinian Authority “are genuine prepared to make peace with the Jewish State,” then Israel “would be prepared to negotiate peace right away.”
He agreed to “maintain the status quo” in areas not designated as part of Israel under the plan for four years, while applying sovereignty in the rest of the land.
Turning to Trump, Netanyahu said: “Like you, Mr President, I understand the magnitude of this moment. With you, Mr. President, I am prepared to seize the moment and change history.”
“Mr. President, your Deal of the Century is the opportunity of the century, and rest assured, Israel will not miss this opportunity.”
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Yeeesss!!!! Kol hakavod, Israel
THE REBBE SAID ALL THIS WOULD DO IS INCREASE TERRORISM!!!!!!
THE ONLY REASON TRUMP DID ALL HIS “PRO-ISRAEL” ACTIONS WAS SO ISRAEL WOULD FEEL INDEBTED TO HIM AND PROMOT HIS PLAN SO HE COULD GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE ONE WHO MADE PEACE, SELFISH. ALL THIS WOULD DO IS CAUSE MORE TERRORISM, ALL HE IS DOING IS MOVING THE TERRORISTS CLOSER TO YIDDEN!!!!!
MOSHIACH NOW!!!!
The rebbe screamed about this that it would just increase terror etc.
With all due respect, I don’t think you listened to what they said, they did not say anything about giving land.
they did say clearly it’s about giving them most of yehuda and shomron! you can look in the map above!
and as trump later stated that the Palestinian Arabs would have a capital in eastern Jerusalem ח”ו!!!!!!!
this plan it’s actually a life danger for 6 million yiden as the rebbe said !!!!!!!
The Rebbe told us many times what to do about this.
No reason for celebrations. “talk” aboit a Palestinian state? Meshugge?
Giving up parts of Eretz Yisroel???
The Rebbe said even talk of peace is sakonoh nefoshos
The Rebbe was very much against the creation of a Palestinian state.
insanity! I love our president but we all know who we’re dealing with and how this will end. The Rebbe was very clear on so called land for peace.
i support trump. but this “peace deal” is against the Rebbe’s directives, so now i’m against trump. sad state of affairs. i thought the Kushner’s attend a Lubavitch shul?
Just because they attend a chabad shul doesn’t make them chabad
true. but you’d hope being in a Chabad environment the Rebbe’s directives on an important issue like Shlaimus Haaretz would seep into people minds. its a shame.
I think we have to see the details of the plan. I too support the president, I still support him I just may not support the peace plan. I’m pretty sure no other candidate lives Israel as much as Trump.
as much as i like trump, i just don’t see how i can support a president that is carving up Eretz Yisroel. the Rebbe is uncompromising on Shlaimus Haaretz, so we too have to be uncompromising.
You can support the President without supporting every one of his initiatives. President Trump is a great president, but this peace plan doesn’t comport with Hashem’s reality that every centimeter of Eretz Yisroel is an eternal inheritance for every Jew.
next, you’ll tell me he shaves and doesn’t learn chitas every day!
I agree President Trump excellent President for America and has shown himself to be a good friend to Israel. But nobody has a right to give away the land of Israel, not even an inch.
We Want Moshiach Now!
Its a pathway.
No one is giving land…
He outlines that the Jews have sovereignty over Chevron,Judea,Shamron.
That is a BIG DEAL!
Let it play out…
The Palestinians will reject, and then trump can say “We tried, u said no, now we will do it without A,B,C”
the rebbe said talking about giving land was dangerous. this is a stupid dangerous game. yes we know theyl reject it that isnt the point. by offering them a state it enboldens them it also tells them they have a right to it and this is the message conveyed to the world.
Where??
It is called game theory. They proposed something that will not be accepted by the other part so then we can take the appropriate measures. Please learn how to play chess for nittel nacth rabbotai
He knows the arabs will reject it then he can go to town
Talking about giving away any part of Eretz Yisraelis against everything we srand for! The good here is the clarity that Trump is just as much bringing Moshiach closer as he is part of the problem, we need to cry out to Hashem Ad Mosai Ad mosai!
Who came up with that idea…everyone knows Moshiach is up to us Jews and not to a friendly non Jewish leader just because his daughter converted!
Kush in tuchuss
We will not have a Palastinian state
Sorry to disappoint you guys
does this only refer to areas where Jews are living i.e. Gush Katif, Jewish west bank settlements or does this refer also to areas that we have not annexed where only Palestinians are residing?
WE NEED MOSHIACH NOW NOTHING LESS
We all know the “Palestinians” won’t accept this “plan”.
We know it
Trump knows it
Bibi knows it.
This is a publicity stunt.
First of all if you look at the details of this plan it’s set up for failure. It expects the arabs to stop funding terrorism with their pay to slay program. It expects the arabs to except Israel as a Jewish state. They are talking about building a thirty mile tunnel which is insane and unheard of between Gaza and plo areas. This is like promising a child a candy factory if they can fly to the moon. First of all the arabs will not accept it because they don’t trust any of the individuals who put this plan together… Read more »
I appreciate Trump’s effort, but just think, rockets and incendiary balloons are flying from Gaza right now! Imagine if that were extended to the West Bank and those two additional enclaves down south! The situation for Israel would become untenable!