'Yet another declaration of war against the Palestinians': Rashid Khalidi on Trump's Middle East 'peace' plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to annex around 30% of the occupied West Bank, after Israel received the green light from the United States to do so. On Tuesday, President Trump – with Netanyahu at his side – unveiled a so-called Middle East peace plan that was drafted by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, without any input from the Palestinians. Under the plan, Israel would gain sovereignty over large areas of the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem would be under full Israeli control, and all Jewish settlers in the occupied territory would be allowed to stay in their homes. The plan also calls for a four-year settlement freeze and the possible creation of a truncated Palestinian state, but only if a number of conditions are met. The Palestinians responded to the US plan with protests in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the deal. Just hours before the plan was announced, Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges, marking the first time in Israeli history that a sitting prime minister has faced criminal charges. We speak with Mehdi Hasan, senior columnist at The Intercept, and Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arabic Studies at Columbia University. Khalidi's latest book is titled "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine."

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