The Israeli army, border service and police are stepping up security in Jerusalem and at the Gaza border
Moscow-Live.ru / Mikhail Tikhonov
On the eve of first Friday after the publication of the “deal of the century” plan of the American administration on the middle East, rejected the Palestinian “factions” – the Israeli security forces are stepping up security because of expected mass protests, it is not excluded acts of terror and sabotage.
First of all, strengthened security measures at the Temple mount in the Old city of Jerusalem, where for the Friday prayer plan to arrive tens of thousands of Muslims, reports NEWSru Israel. In the Old city sent extra police and border guards.
Introduced a state of high alert near the border with the Gaza strip.
Earlier, the press service of the Armed forces reported on the strengthening of the parts serving in Judea and Samaria, and to the border with the Gaza strip. In particular, it was sent reinforcements to the Central route in Judea and Samaria, such as Transamerica highway.
“Deal of the century”
In accordance with the American plan of the Palestinian authority (PA) is supposed to connect two highways with border crossings to Jordan. The West Bank will be separated from the Jordan by a strip of Israeli territory. In addition, the Gaza strip, the PA will be significantly expanded, there will be two major area along the Egyptian border. Presented by the President of the United States Donald trump card “deal of the century” also means the Syrian Golan by Israel.
As the peace process, the us President called the failure of Palestinian authority support for the incumbent in the Gas of the radical movement “Hamas”, as well as the methods of armed struggle. In support of the settlement of the United States offered $ 50 billion investment. This, according to the calculations of the authors of the plan will create a million jobs and increase GDP of the Palestinian authority more than two times.
In addition, the Palestinian state will have the opportunity to use the infrastructure of the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod. The PA will be allowed to open a resort on the North shore of the Dead sea. The plan also provides for “the continuation of Palestinian agricultural” in the Jordan valley. The valley itself, according to the plan, the United States must be de facto under Israeli control.
The plan also notes that Palestinian refugees will not be able to settle in Israel, as they will be given the choice of either living on the territory of the Palestinian state, or go to a third country.
The US President Donald trump said that the plan of his administration for a peaceful settlement in the middle East saves Jerusalem the undivided capital of Israel.
Donald trump warned that the American plan may be the last chance for residents of the Palestinian authority to gain their own state. According to the President of the United States, this plan assumes increase of the occupied Palestinian Arab territories more than doubled, and the establishment of a PA capital in Eastern Jerusalem.
The leader of Palestinian autonomy Mahmud Abbas has rejected the proposal of the President of the United States and called them a conspiracy. “Jerusalem is not for sale, and your conspiracy will not work, he said. – We will not allow to neglect the historical rights of the Palestinian people”. In Hamas said that the plan is not worth the wasted ink.
“Deal of the century” trump is not even worth the ink that it is written, it will fall to the unity of Palestine. Trump held a policy of carrot and stick does not work with the Palestinians, trump and his deal will go to the dustbin of history, but Palestine and Jerusalem shall remain to us,” wrote the official representative of the Islamic movement Hamas, Sami Abu Zuhri on Twitter.
One of the leaders of the most powerful factions of the Palestinian resistance, the Islamic Jihad Daoud Shihab said that the performances of the trump and the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu “full of hatred and myths that have pushed the region into violence.” According to Shihab, the people of PA “would strongly oppose the deal and lead the resistance to it by all available means”.