GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Western diplomatic sources unveiled Feb. 4 to Al-Hayat newspaper new details on the “deal of the century,” in which Palestinians will have their own “city of Jerusalem” by building new villages and neighborhoods. This is combined with the establishment of a Palestinian state that includes over half of the West Bank area, all of the Gaza Strip and some neighborhoods in Jerusalem.

It has become apparent that the US administration’s plan, which complies with Israeli aspirations, is on the point of being presented, following repeated leaks related to its details. Yet it is being prepared without any Palestinian input or approval.

The Gaza Strip-based Al-Resalah newspaper reported Jan. 19 that Israeli Channel 14 shed light on a leaked document by Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee Saeb Erekat, which he submitted to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas 10 days before it was disclosed to the public. The 92-page document discusses the US strategy for Israeli-Palestinian peace, which, according to the document, will be announced within two to three months.

Erekat stressed in the document that the Palestinian leadership should not give US President Donald Trump’s plan a chance or even examine it. Erekat affirmed that there is no reason to wait for such a plan that would preserve the status quo as is, legitimize Israeli settlements and establish the current Palestinian self-rule.