The Palestinian president’s office said that the US peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century,” will fail if the US administration sticks to its current policy, which does not recognize the right of the Palestinian people to establish their state.
Palestinian Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said: “Any US plan will inevitably fail as long as it does not enjoy Palestinian acceptance and does not comply with the resolutions of the international legitimacy regarding the Palestinian cause.”
He added: "We are in the midst of a heated political confrontation in defense of our national principles, foremost of which is Jerusalem with its holy sites. Previous experiences have shown that the Palestinian options have become effective and have succeeded in besieging the colonial mentality and therefore the Palestinian people and the decisions of their national leadership are the protective shield of the land, the identity, the holy sites and Palestinian history rooted deep in the earth.”
He warned against “belittling the potential of the Palestinian and Arab peoples and to play with fire because the road to a lasting peace is clear: the implementation of the UN resolutions and respecting the Palestinian position, which has the final word, whether with yes or no, whatever the size of the challenges or conspiracies."
The official spokesman concluded by saying that “peacemaking does not require deals or ideas, but rather a real will that believes in peace as a way to end the conflict and the solution to all crises in our region and the world through achieving a just and comprehensive peace based on UN resolutions for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, which is the beginning and the end of any peace plan.”
An official from the White House said that discussions are ongoing regarding the date for the plan’s announcement, which will be determined based on conditions on the ground.
