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I watched online yesterday as President Trump presented his Middle East peace plan.

He announced his proposal alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East

Room of the White House.

The plan calls for a two-state solution, including the State of Israel and the future State

of Palestine, with a capital in

East Jerusalem. The president's plan offers significant benefits to the Palestinians. They would

have a contiguous state in the West Bank that would be connected via a tunnel with the Gaza Strip.

The proposed map would more than double the Palestinian territory, according to Mr. Trump,

who stated that no Palestinians or Israelis will be uprooted from their homes.

Israel would freeze new settlement activity for four years, while Palestinian statehood is negotiated.

Israel would ensure Muslim access to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and respect Jordan's

role regarding holy sites. The plan also creates a $50 billion economic revival fund for

Palestinians, Jordan, and Egypt. Mr. Netanyahu and his opponent in Israel's March 2nd election,

General Benny Gantz, have both agreed

to implement the plan. This is the first time Israel has accepted a Palestinian state with defined

borders. However, the plan also contains elements that are certain to meet with Palestinian

objections. The U.S. would recognize Israeli sovereignty over

major portions of biblical Judea and Samaria, including the entire Jordan Valley. The Palestinian

pathway to statehood requires that they recognize Israel as a Jewish state with its capital in

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