Here are a few items about the Palestinian reaction to the Trump peace plan that we all need to keep in mind.'
1. President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority rejected the plan more than a month before it was released and long before the plan was finalized. The Palestinians didn't care what the Trump plan contains; they just rejected it ahead of time.
2. Abbas refused to speak to President Trump or even to look at messages sent by the White House. Abbas said he didn't want Trump to be able to claim that he consulted Abbas prior to the release of the peace plan.
3. Now that the plan has been released, Abbas told a gathering of the Arab League that the Palestinian Authority was likely to end security agreements with Israel. It's important to understand what this means.
A. Palestinian security forces now control about a third of the West Bank. If these police end cooperation with Israel, then the Israelis will have no choice but to reassert control over these lands.
B. All funding that comes to the Palestinian Authority due to its agreements with Israel will likely end.
C. Any chance for a two state solution will come to an end.
1. President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority rejected the plan more than a month before it was released and long before the plan was finalized. The Palestinians didn't care what the Trump plan contains; they just rejected it ahead of time.
2. Abbas refused to speak to President Trump or even to look at messages sent by the White House. Abbas said he didn't want Trump to be able to claim that he consulted Abbas prior to the release of the peace plan.
3. Now that the plan has been released, Abbas told a gathering of the Arab League that the Palestinian Authority was likely to end security agreements with Israel. It's important to understand what this means.
A. Palestinian security forces now control about a third of the West Bank. If these police end cooperation with Israel, then the Israelis will have no choice but to reassert control over these lands.
B. All funding that comes to the Palestinian Authority due to its agreements with Israel will likely end.
C. Any chance for a two state solution will come to an end.
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