OPINION (Haaretz) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan would divide Jerusalem, Yamina Chairwoman Ayelet Shaked said in an interview Saturday night, three days before Israelis head to the polls. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “only talked about the carrots of the Trump plan, he didn’t mention the sticks,” Shaked told Channel 12’s Meet the Press program. “He didn’t talk about how they’re going to divide Jerusalem. The plan includes giving East Jerusalem neighborhoods to the Palestinians.” The
former justice minister also said that the plan would entail some Jewish settlements falling under Palestinian Authority sovereignty. When asked how she knows this, as only the economic section of the Trump administration’s plan has been released thus far, Shaked responded: “I know.” She added, “I want to be part of a government that watches over Netanyahu – that makes sure that this doesn’t happen.” Her statements come hours after Trump announced via Twitter that he and Netanyahu held a telephone conversation in which the two discussed the possibility of signing a mutual defense treaty between Washington and Jerusalem. READ MORE
