The "Deal of the Century" temptations: $ 50 billion, half of them to the Palestinians
The United States is seeking to raise $ 50 billion in economic cuts from the US plan to settle the Palestinian issue, the "Deal of the Century," Reuters reported on Saturday, which will be collected from Arab countries for distribution to other Arab countries.
The authors of the plan claim that this huge amount will invest in the Palestinian territories, and in neighboring countries, in addition to the construction of a corridor of land transport linking the West Bank and Gaza, is expected to cost 5 billion dollars, according to Reuters quoted US officials and documents seen It also showed that the road transport corridor would include a "fast route" and possibly a train.
The plan, which will start at Manama next week, includes the construction of 179 commercial facilities and projects, all outside occupied Jerusalem, both occupied in 1948 and occupied in 1967.
According to documents seen by Reuters, will invest $ 27 billion in the Palestinian territories during the next decade, while $ 23 billion will be invested in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan, to be set up some of the projects of employment of the people of the Gaza Strip in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula, Because of overcrowding in the sector. "
The US plan also seeks to invest $ 1 billion to build a Palestinian tourism sector.
The administration hopes Gulf states will fund the plan, along with private investors, according to US President George W. Bush's adviser, Jared Kouchner, who said Palestinian investors, who did not reveal their name, "agreed to participate in the Manama workshop" The Palestinian Authority and a number of Palestinian businessmen.
A number of Gulf countries are participating in the workshop, most notably Saudi Arabia, but US officials said the participation of these countries was "a good response from US President Donald Trump because of his tough stance on Iran."
As for the Israeli delegation being limited to businessmen and not inviting the Israeli government, the White House said that this would be a reason for boycotting the Palestinian Authority, which essentially boycotted the workshop.
Kouchner, according to "Reuters", that the contribution of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries to push the Palestinian Authority to recognize the plan.
The Bahrain conference aims to entice the Palestinians into opportunities for substantial economic development to conclude a peace agreement with Israel while ignoring the political and natural rights of the Palestinian people. However, Trump's administration needs to support its Arab allies in the region.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia, allies of Washington, announced their participation in the economic workshop in Manama. The White House also confirmed the participation of Egypt, Jordan and Morocco. However, these three countries, which find themselves in the face of a sensitive decision, are still reluctant to confirm their participation. The Palestinian Authority boycotts the conference.
The Palestinian Authority has frozen relations with the US administration since Trump admitted Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017.
In an article he wrote to CNN on Sunday, US envoy to the region, Jason Greenblatt, pointed out that the announcement of the political part of the American dictatorial plan prepared, according to leaked details of the media, and the statements made by the crew that worked on drafting The plan, headed by senior White House adviser Jared Kouchner, to liquidate the Palestinian cause, will be postponed because of the re-election in Israel.