Donald Trump's peace plan 'great waste' of Palestinians rights: Arab League

US President Donald Trump’s unveiling of Middle East peace plan to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict has failed to impress Arab League as its Secretary-General reportedly said that first reading indicated a great waste of legitimate rights of Palestinians. Ahmed Abul Gheit added that Arab league is studying American vision carefully and open to any serious effort to achieve peace.

As per proposed peace plan, sovereignty of Israel over important settlement blocs in West Bank will be ackwledged and State of Palestine be created with its capital in east Jerusalem. Calling it a ‘historic breakthrough’ and ‘win-win opportunity’ for both sides, Trump said that Israel authorised release of a conceptual map for first time.

“We will form a joint committee with Israel to convert conceptual map into a more detailed and calibrated rendering so that recognition can be immediately achieved,” said Trump in joint statement.  

“We will also work to create a contiguous territory within future Palestinian State for when conditions for statehood are met, including firm rejection of terrorism,” he added.

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US policy on Israel

Trump administration has been aggressive about his foreign policy towards Israel by taking decisions against Palestinian interests. Recently, US anunced a reversal of its decades-long policy on Israeli settlements in West Bank, calling occupation t necessarily a violation of international law. 

Read: Israeli Cabinet Postpones Vote On West Bank Annexation

It was second jolt to Palestinian quest for statehood after Trump administration had decided to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move its embassy from Tel Aviv to holy city. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed that US longer agrees with 1978 State Department legal opinion that held occupied territories “inconsistent with international law”.

Meanwhile, India has been firm on two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict and called upon both parties to resolve issues through direct negotiations. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar urged parties to eng with each or and find an acceptable two-state solution for peaceful coexistence.

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(With inputs from ncies)