Skip to main content

More settlements, no peace

Rampant settlement construction has got to stop for any Mideast peace plan to be feasible.
RTS2GO4R.jpg
Read in 

President Donald Trump’s envoy for the Mideast peace process, Jason Greenblatt, is urging people to stop their “guessing games” about the administration’s yet-to-be-unveiled “deal of the century” for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

“We’ve been working hard drafting what we believe is a fair, realistic & implementable plan,” he tweeted on April 16. “Fair agreements require compromises.” Several hours later, Israel shared its idea of “fair” and “compromise” when bulldozers stormed the Palestinian neighborhood of Wadi Yetzol, established some 30 years ago at the foot of Jerusalem’s Old City, turning a string of shops, warehouses and barns into rubble. After the Supreme Court rejected their petition against the Jerusalem municipality, residents fear the city will now demolish the neighborhood’s 60 homes housing 500 people.

Access the Middle East news and analysis you can trust

Join our community of Middle East readers to experience all of Al-Monitor, including 24/7 news, analyses, memos, reports and newsletters.

Subscribe

Only $100 per year.