Trump threatens to withdraw aid to the Palestinians "if they do not sit down to negotiate peace"

[OyaYansa]

The president of the United States reproaches in Davos the Palestinian Government his "lack of respect" for not meeting with the American Vice President, Mike Pence, during his recent visit to the region

 

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has threatened this Thursday again with withdrawing economic aid to the Palestinians "if they do not sit down to negotiate peace" and has criticized Mahmud Abbas's government for his "lack of respect" for not meeting with the American vice president, Mike Pence, during his recent visit to the region.

Trump has delivered his warning during a meeting in Davos (Switzerland) with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, before which he has returned to defend the relations that unite the United States and Israel, "stronger than ever", and the "historic "Announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish State.

Trump has blamed the Palestinians for the lack of progress on peace and has ironed with Netanyahu that, after winning "a point", he should be willing to give up others in the negotiations. "If there is ever a negotiation," he added.

Thus, he has specifically addressed a message to the Palestinian Authority asking for "respect". In this regard, he has recriminated that the Administration chaired by Abbas did not agree to receive Pence, precisely in retaliation for the recognition of Jerusalem as an Israeli capital.

"We give them hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and assistance, huge figures, figures that nobody understands (...) and that money we will stop sending if they do not sit down to negotiate peace," the US president said. statement before the media.

"Historic" decision on Jerusalem
For his part, Netanyahu has taken the opportunity to thank Trump again for the "historic decision" he adopted on December 6, 2017, when he announced that the United States Embassy would be transferred to Jerusalem and recognized the holy city as the capital of Israel. "It will be recorded in the hearts of the po[CENSORED]tion for the next generations," he added.

Netanyahu has denied that this gesture harms the efforts to return Israelis and Palestinians to the same table. "Some say it is a step back towards peace, but I say it is a step forward," the Israeli prime minister has argued.

On the other hand, it has also shared with Trump its discontent over the nuclear agreement signed with Iran in 2015, against which both have pronounced active and passive. Netanyahu has already made it clear to his partner that he will have his support if he finally breaks the agreement: "I want you to know that, if you decide to do it, we will back you up."

The Prime Minister of Israel has also been seen on the fringes of the World Economic Forum with his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, who, unlike Trump, has given explicit support to the two-State solution to achieve peace in the Middle East.