{"id":644,"date":"2020-02-28T12:23:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T12:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/?p=644"},"modified":"2020-03-13T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T11:59:21","slug":"the-deal-of-the-century-finally-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/the-deal-of-the-century-finally-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deal of the Century Finally Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cNO! God\u2019s Word says not to\ndivide the land.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the first reaction of many believers in Yeshua\/Jesus\nto President Trump\u2019s \u201cDeal of the Century.\u201d<\/em> The Israeli\nright-wing parties also chimed in,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNO! there can never be a\nPalestinian state.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel\u2019s claim to the land, including Judea and Samaria\nis based on the Bible and God\u2019s promises to His people Israel. (Gen. 12:7;\n15:18; 17:8; 28:13, and 35:12.) Consider, though, that in the long history of\nthe Jewish people, God has had to repeatedly discipline His people,\nindividually, as a nation, and as a people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most recent examples is the 2000 years of\ndiaspora Jews spent in exile separated from the land of Israel. However, He has\nalso promised to gather the people of Israel and bring them back to the land of\nIsrael. Today, we witness these promises being fulfilled before our eyes.\nIsrael has returned to the land of Israel as a nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in exile, foreigners have occupied the land and lay\nclaim to the land for themselves. Now Israel has a dilemma\u2013how to deal with\nthese non-Jewish occupants, all the while having the international community watching\nand ready to condemn any meaningful effort at compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel liberated Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza\nStrip during the 1967 Six-Day War. These are all lands Palestinians now want\nfor a future state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The First Plan designed\nwith <\/strong>Israel\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> interests as a priority<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

President Trump\u2019s former ambassador to the United\nNations, Nikki Haley stated,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe top\npriority of the plan\u2019s architects is always the national security of Israel. We\nknew that we couldn\u2019t do anything that was going to compromise the security of\nIsrael. But we also knew that the Palestinians deserve a better way of life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality is that for years Israel and the world have\ntried to deal with the reality that there are a few million Palestinians living\nin established cities and villages in Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem, and\nGaza. Every previous plan proposal focused on Palestinian interests as a\npriority. For the first time, there is a plan designed with Israel\u2019s<\/em> interests\nas a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one has been able to come up with a perfect plan for\npeace between Israel and the Palestinians. President Trump\u2019s peace proposal is\nnot perfect. But for Israel, there are many positive reasons to accept it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of today, the concept of two states for two peoples, living side by side in peace and harmony, with Israel going back to the borders of pre-1967 has never materialized. Any peace initiative suggested by world powers pressured Israel to make most of the concessions and compromises. At the same time, the Palestinians\u2019 constant refusal was overlooked and Israel was always blamed for the failure of executing the plan. Israel has always expected to give up some land in exchange for Palestinian promises even though all previous \u201cLand for Peace\u201d deals have been quickly abrogated by the Palestinians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements and Conditions for the Palestinians<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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A short summary of requirements for the Palestinians.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

President Trump\u2019s \u201cDeal of the Century\u201d <\/em>goes against the previous formulas, and places on the Palestinians the responsibility of either accepting ALL of the conditions before any negotiations for a Palestinian state can even begin, or to have no deal. It states that the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Judea-Samaria must stop the incitement to violence. They must show complete financial transparency and must completely stop payments to terrorists who harm Israeli citizens, including payments to families of suicide bombers\u2013so-called Martyrs Payments. It calls for complete demilitarization of the West Bank and the disarmament of Hamas, the terrorist organization controlling the Gaza strip, which maintains a huge arsenal of Iranian rockets and missiles. It also requires the disarmament of all other terrorist organizations, such as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nPalestinian government is required to end its attempts to brand Israel as a war\ncriminal in international courts; and mandates the elimination of the teaching\nof genocidal anti-Semitism in Palestinian schools and media. It requires\nrespect for human rights and religious freedoms, by all parties, and the\nsupport of a free press. These conditions must be implemented before<\/strong> America\u2019s\nrecognition of Palestinian statehood. The conditions have an expiration\nperiod of 4 years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare two central conditions that Palestinians have never accepted nor will they\naccept. First\u2013the recognition of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish\nPeople in the land of Israel. Second, Palestinians must give up the “right\nof return” to Israel for so-called Palestinian refugees, by which they mean the 1948 Arab refugees and their\ndescendants who now reside in countries all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump emphasizes that historically there were similar\nnumbers of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, whose possessions were taken by\nthe regimes, most of them were absorbed into Israel\u2019s population. Established\nafter 1948, the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine\nRefugees in the Middle East<\/em>, which Trump stopped supporting recently)\nperpetuates the refugee problem instead of solving it. The Palestinians are the\nonly refugees in the world who have not been assimilated into the countries\nthey immigrated to, which include many Arab countries. Trump\u2019s Peace to Prosperity\nplan creates various funding structures to help Palestinian refugee families\nliving in Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria achieve citizenship where they reside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is offering the Palestinians the sum of $50 billion to build their future state\u2019s infrastructure and\nboost its economy. However, they must give up their \u2018destructive ideology,\u2019 as\npreviously explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palestinian Rejection of the Deal<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It is notable, the Palestinians rejected Trump\u2019s \u2018Deal of\nthe Century\u2019 even before it was announced, even before reading it. They\ncontinue to reject it. This is consistent with their rejecting any<\/em> plan\nsince partition was first proposed in 1937. Their reason for rejection has been\nconsistent. No plan that results in a Jewish nation in the Middle East can ever\nbe accepted. Every Palestinian leader and\/or negotiator has always maintained\nit would mean personal political and physical death to ever accept an agreement\nthat resulted in a Jewish state. If the Palestinians persist in rejecting\nnegotiations, Israel will likely proceed with annexations as called for in the\ndeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan gives Israel the right to security control of the entire territory of Judea and Samaria, including areas under Palestinian authority. This includes security at all international crossings. [Read more here about Judea and Samaria<\/a>.] If there is eventually a Palestinian state (most unlikely, because they will refuse to accept ALL the conditions) it will have to be a completely demilitarized state, and Israel will have the right \u2018to dismantle and destroy any facility in the State of Palestine that is used for the production of prohibited weapons or other hostile purposes.\u2019 How will Iran and their proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, feel about having their missiles removed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan gives Israel sovereignty over 30% of Judea and\nSamaria, to begin with, and gives an agreement-in-principle to a Palestinian\nstate eventually (when they agree to ALL the conditions, which they\nwill not<\/em>.) They have four years to decide after which the offer expires.\nIsrael, however, will not wait long to implement their portion of the agreement\nwhich are steps to secure and further enhance Israel\u2019s security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jordan Valley will be Israel\u2019s permanent eastern border, based on historical Jewish settlement rights and in consideration of Israeli security needs. And Israel can declare these borders without Palestinian approval. [Read more here about the Jordan Valley<\/a>.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Trump declared all 150 Israeli towns and\nsettlements in Judea and Samaria legal. With the annexation of that area into\nthe State of Israel, Israeli military rule will end (as well as the term\n\u201coccupation\u201d). Israel will be free to build more homes in these towns and\nsettlements without restriction<\/em>. Not one person will be forced\nout of his home, ever, anywhere in the Land of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Next Four Years<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Here is a map showing the previously designated A, B, and C areas.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Palestinians have four years to fulfill these\nrequirements. Should the Palestinians refuse to accept the conditions,\nresulting in no negotiations with Israel, any territories set aside as part of\na future Palestinian state will revert to their current disputed status,\nresulting in no Palestinian state. Israel keeps the annexed territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the next four years, Israel promises to freeze new\nsettlements in 50% of what has been designated “Area C”. (Area in\nJudea and Samaria under Israeli military control.) This will help Israel act\nagainst pirate Jewish building as well as illegal Palestinian settlements\nbuilding in strategic areas, which they have been doing illegally with the\nsupport of funds from the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, it changes Area A that is currently under\nPalestinian security control into Area B, which is under Israeli security\ncontrol. This will completely change the map of Judea and Samaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As complicated as it will be, the plan is to build and\nconstruct infrastructure\u2014roads, railroads, bridges, and tunnels in Judea and\nSamaria\u2014to connect Jewish towns to one another and Palestinian cities and towns\nto one another. This is preferable to the evacuation and transforming of Jews\nfrom their homes, as would have been required under the two states’ plan. Also,\nthe road construction will give many Israelis as well as Palestinians,\nmuch-needed employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Misunderstanding<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Here’s a map of “the Deal”<\/em> as it stands today. It is a work in progress.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After revealing his \u2018Deal of the Century\u2019<\/em> on\nJanuary 28, US President Donald Trump said among other things, “We\nwill form a joint committee with Israel to convert the conceptual map into a\nmore detailed and calibrated rendering so that recognition can be immediately\nachieved. The United States will recognize Israeli sovereignty over the\nterritory that my vision provides to be part of the State of Israel.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is where the misunderstanding between Israel and the\nUS started. Israeli reporters announced right away, based on what they heard\nfrom PM Netanyahu\u2019s aides in Washington, that the PM intends to bring the\nannexation issue to a cabinet vote immediately upon his return to Israel.\nHowever, it became clear to Netanyahu that he misunderstood President Trump.\nTrump’s statements meant \u2018recognition can be immediately achieved\u2019 only after\nthe work is completed \u2018to convert the conceptual map into a more detailed and\ncalibrated rendering.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special adviser to Trump and \u2018architect\u2019 of the peace\ninitiative, Jared Kushner came out with a statement right away for Israel to\nwait with the annexation. Later on, he reportedly told journalists, following a\nbriefing at the UN Security Council, that the process could take \u2018a couple of\nmonths\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US Ambassador to Israel, David Freedman told reporters\nthat it will be a process to correct the general map of the plan to make it\nmore precise. The border between Israel and a possible future Palestinian state\nis about 800-kilometers (497-miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The map shows the greater Israel extending from the\nMediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, with a small Palestinian enclave in the\nWest Bank which is cut off from the rest of the world and surrounded on all\nsides by the State of Israel. This enclave, even if given the title of\n“state”, could never be considered one in a conventional sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will have no army nor control of its border or airspace and therefore, and, in complete contrast to the wording of the proposed peace plan, would not be freely open to commerce and investments. Israel will permanently retain all Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria as well as the areas surrounding them including the Jordan Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about Jerusalem in this Deal?<\/strong> See the next newsletter\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please pray for wisdom for Israeli and US leaders on how\nto implement the plan, complete the revision of the map with Israel\u2019s security\nas a priority, and in accordance with the Word of God and His plan for the\nrestoration of the Land of Israel and the people of Israel in the Land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cNO! God\u2019s Word says not to divide the land.\u201d This was the first reaction of many believers in Yeshua\/Jesus to President Trump\u2019s \u201cDeal of the Century.\u201d The Israeli right-wing parties also chimed in, \u201cNO! there can never be a Palestinian state. Israel\u2019s claim to the land, including Judea and Samaria is based on the Bible and God\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,7,80,9],"tags":[85,84,86,24],"class_list":["post-644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-from-the-newsletter","category-politics-in-israel","category-sidebarstorywidget-top","category-israel-relations-with-the-u-s","tag-deal-of-the-century","tag-judea-and-samaria","tag-map-of-israel","tag-president-trump","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=644"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":675,"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644\/revisions\/675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yeshuatami.com\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}