The Palestinians have roundly rejected Donald Trump’s Middle East proposal, feeling the cards are stacked against them.
The plan recognises and legitimises the Jewish settlements built on occupied Palestinian territory, which are regarded as illegal under international law – although Israel disputes this.
It would see Israel annex large swathes of the most fertile Palestinian land and gives complete security control of the West Bank to Israel in any future “state”. Those are just the headlines, and none are acceptable to the Palestinians.
Before announcing the proposal on Tuesday, Mr Trump even intimated that he knew Palestinian leaders would feel that way and would reject it.