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According to Al-Mayadeen’s report on Monday, Trump’s so-called peace plan —which he calls the “deal of the century” — would see a trilateral agreement signed between Israel, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement.

New Palestine

Under the deal, a “new Palestinian state” would be established in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, excluding the Israeli settlement blocs that would remain part of the occupied territories.

Shared Jerusalem al-Quds

Additionally, Jerusalem al-Quds — whose eastern sector was occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967 and illegally annexed — would not be split in the agreement but would rather be “shared” between Israel and the Palestinian state, with the Arab population of the city becoming residents of Palestine.

The Jerusalem al-Quds municipality would become responsible for the entire city, while the Palestinian state would be responsible for education and would pay the Israeli municipality taxes and utilities.

Jews would not be allowed to purchase Arab homes and vice versa, while no additional areas would be annexed to Jerusalem al-Quds and the city’s holy sites would preserve their status quo.

Al-Aqsa custodianship shifts to Riyadh

Meanwhile, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is currently administered by the Waqf — an arm of the Jordanian Ministry of Sacred Properties — will be put under Saudi Arabia’s control.

Egypt gives territory to new Palestine

Regarding the Gaza Strip, the draft deal stipulates that Egypt would grant land to the new Palestinian state for the purpose of setting up an airport and factories in the Hamas-run coastal enclave, agriculture and for commercial use, “without permitting the Palestinians to live in them.”

Moreover, a highway and a pipeline for treated water would be built between Gaza and the West Bank.

$30bn funding

The wealthy Persian Gulf Arab states, the United States and the European Union would economically sponsor the Washington-crafted deal, providing 70, 20, and 10 percent of the funds, respectively.

“An amount of $30 billion will be allocated over a period of 5 years for projects related to the new Palestinian state,” the purported draft deal said.

The contribution provided by the Persian Gulf countries would be split between them based on their oil-producing capabilities.

Palestinians pay for protection

Furthermore, an agreement would also be signed between Israel and the new Palestinian state, with the Tel Aviv regime providing protection to Palestine from “external aggression,” while the Palestinians pay for it.

The amount that the Palestinians pay for protection would be negotiated between the Arab nations and Israel.

Timetable for ‘disarming’ Hamas, building Palestinian airport

Upon the signing of the so-called peace plan, Hamas would hand over its weapons to Egypt and its members would receive monthly salaries from Arab nations.

The Gaza borders would also be opened to international trade through the sea and the crossings with the occupied lands and Egypt.

A year after the agreement is implemented, elections would be held in Palestine.

All Palestinian prisoners would be gradually released from Israeli prison over a period of three years.

Within five years, a seaport and airport would be constructed for the Palestinian state. Until that time, Palestinians use Israeli ports.

The borders between Palestine and the occupied lands would be open to the passage of civilians and goods.

A Chinese company would build a highway that rises 30 meters above the ground connecting Gaza to the West Bank.

The Jordan Valley would remain under Israeli control. Highway 90 would be expanded to link the Palestinian state with Jordan.

Penalties for objection

If Israel rejects the deal, the US will end economic support for the regime.

If Hamas and the PLO oppose the agreement, Washington will end all financial support it provides to the Palestinians and prevents other countries from doing so.

If the PLO accepts the plan and Hamas or the Islamic Jihad dismiss it, then the two groups would bear the responsibility of their decision.

In any military confrontation between Israel and Hamas, the US will support Israel.

The yet-to-be-unveiled deal has already been unanimously rejected by all Palestinian factions.

That US plan on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — which is widely reported to be biased towards the Tel Aviv regime — has already been unanimously rejected by all Palestinian factions.

The US unveiled the economic potion of its initiative during a conference in Bahrain in June despite a Palestinian boycott.

Palestinians stopped recognizing the US as a mediator in the conflict with the Tel Aviv regime in 2017 after Trump recognized occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s “capital” in defiance of international law.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said on Sunday that Iran-Russia relations and cooperations do not need the US’ permission.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has dismissed the condition promoted by the United States as a prerequisite for the formation of a new administration in Lebanon, amid nationwide anti-government demonstrations that have led to the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri.

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem dismissed the US conditions for government formation in a meeting with a delegation from the Lebanese Islamic Unionist Party, led by Omar Ghandour on Monday.

Qassem underlined the need for the establishment of a government of “salvation,” which he said would stop Lebanon’s financial and economic deterioration, initiate reforms, confront corruption, and prevent the foreign political exploitation of the woes in the Arab country.

“The formation of the government is the common denominator” of all groups and people in Lebanon and it “cannot be subjected to US conditions, and cannot be used as leverage for political options,” the Hezbollah official said.

Protests erupted in Lebanon on October 17, when the government proposed taxed on Whatsapp calls, along with other austerity measures.

The ongoing demonstrations have compounded Lebanon’s economic woes.

Hariri stepped down on October 29, surrendering to one of the demands of the protesters, who accuse the ruling political elite of pushing Lebanon toward economic collapse. Hariri said at the time that he had reached a “dead end” in trying to resolve the crisis that had paralyzed the country for two weeks, namely the protests.

Later, a senior official familiar with Hariri’s thinking told Reuters that the former prime minister was ready to retake his job at the head of a new government on the condition that it includes “technocrats” and can quickly implement reforms to stave off economic collapse.

Later, testifying before the US House Subcommittee on the Middle East, former US ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman suggested that Washington had to back Hariri and endorse his condition, attributing that requirement to the people of Lebanon.

“With the demonstrators calling for a technocratic rather than political government, our public messaging can emphasize our expectation that a new Lebanese government, if it seeks international support, should effectively and immediately address the reform aspirations of the Lebanese people,” Feltman said.

He said “the demonstrations [in Lebanon] and the reactions to them by Lebanese leaders and institutions fortunately coincide with US interests.”

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