(JNS) US President Donald Trump’s new 20-point Mideast peace plan, based in large part on his “Peace to Prosperity” plan issued during his first administration, lays out conditions that on the surface seem like common sense. Palestinians must stop incitement. They must stop raising their children to hate Jews. They must form a vetted police force to maintain order, accept international supervision, rebuild their society and create a moderate self-governing authority.
These sound like reasonable benchmarks. But the problem is simple: Every single one of these measures has already been tried. They were called the Oslo Accords. And they failed miserably.
Oslo was supposed to be the framework for peace between Palestinians and Jews, built on reciprocity and mutual trust. Israel handed over land and authority in exchange for Palestinian commitments to renounce violence, end incitement and create the foundations of responsible self-government.
Through it all, Israel kept its side of the deal. It withdrew from...
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So true!!
Maybe someone needs to inform Trump he is following the Clinton plan, and everybody knows how big a mistake that was.