Trump’s “Deal of the Century” debunked: is there something in it for Palestine at all? - a podcast by ECFR

When US-President Donald Trump revealed his much-awaited plan for peace for Israel and Palestine it was set to solve one of the world's longest-running conflict. But this “deal of the century” was not met with the same enthusiasm in Palestine as it was seen on Trump’s and Netanyahu’s faces – to say the least. Host Mark Leonard and our MENA experts Hugh Lovatt and René Wildangel are analysing in depth the “Peace Plan” and show how little there is actually in it for the Palestinians. “The proposal clearly challenges the internationally agreed parameters,” said the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell. But what can and should Europe do beyond statements?

Further read: From negotiation to imposition: Trump’s Israel-Palestine parameters by Hugh Lovatt

Bookshelf:
"Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under Siege" Amira Hass
"The living mountain" by Nan Shepherd
"My Struggle" by Karl Ove Knausgård
"Embracing Europe’s Power" by Josep Borrell

This podcast was recorded on 12 February 2020.

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