President Trump's Deal: Trump Vision 2020

·       Episode No. 11

·       Refugees

-       Maa The texts of Chapter — Section — Sixteen dealing with the subject of refugees in Trump Vision (the "Deal of the Century")!!: (One of the most dangerous chapters in Trump Vision - the Deal of the Century - ..the Refugees chapter...)......Here are these texts

-       The cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the problem of Palestinian and Jewish refugees alike!! Nearly the same number of Jews and Arabs were displaced by the Arab-Israeli conflict. Almost all Jews were subsequently accepted and permanently resettled in Israel or in other countries around the world.!! Large numbers of displaced Arabs were isolated and prevented from living as citizens in many Arab countries in the region. For example, after the return of the Kuwaiti government, following the liberation by the United States and its coalition, a systematic purge of Palestinians from the country began through violence and economic pressure!!. The Palestinian population in Kuwait fell from 400,000 before the invasion to about 25,000.!!

-       The Palestinians were collectively held harshly in a state of limbo to keep the conflict alive.
- Their Arab brethren bear the moral responsibility to integrate them into their countries where the Jews were integrated into the State of Israel.

-       It is necessary to recognize that many Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have been discriminated against and prevented from entering the labor market for decades, even those born in Lebanon. Most are prohibited from owning property or entering desirable professions, including law, medicine, and engineering. To obtain work, Palestinians are required to obtain work permits issued by the government, but very few such permits are granted to Palestinian refugees.

-       We must recognize that among all the Arab states, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan bravely tried to care for the Palestinian people in Jordan.

-       The proposals that demand that the State of Israel agree to admit Palestinian refugees, or the promise of tens of billions of dollars as compensation to refugees, were not realistic!!, and no reliable source of funding was identified. In fact!!

-       This Vision envisions that the issue of Palestinian refugees will be resolved as follows

·       General Framework

-       The Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement provides for the termination and release of all claims related to the status of the refugee or migration. There will be no right of return or absorption of any Palestinian refugee into the State of Israel.

-       To be eligible for any of the refugees’ rights under the Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, individuals must be in the status of a refugee registered with UNRWA as of the date of issuance of this Vision. Reference to UNRWA’s definition of a refugee is used only to define the universe of claimants and to provide the trustees of the Palestinian Refugee Fund (as set forth below) with the broadest flexibility to determine an appropriate distribution methodology, but it should not be interpreted as an acknowledgment by the United States that, in the absence of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, refugee status must be determined with reference to this definition, including on a multi-generational and permanent basis.

-       UNRWA’s mandate, and its multi-generational definition of who constitutes a refugee, has exacerbated the refugee crisis. Under no circumstances will individuals who have already settled in a permanent location (to be defined later in the Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement) be eligible for resettlement, and they will be eligible only for compensation as described below..!!

-       This plan includes three options for Palestinian refugees seeking permanent residence:

1- Absorption in the State of Palestine (subject to the constraints set forth below)

2- Local integration in current host countries (subject to the consent of those countries);

3- Or the acceptance of 5,000 refugees per year, for up to ten years (50,000 refugees total), in each member state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation that agrees to participate in the resettlement of Palestinian refugees (and here with the consent of those countries individually).

-       The United States will work with other countries to develop a framework to implement these options, including taking into account the concerns and constraints of current host countries.!!

·       Compensation and Assistance Framework

-       The United States believes that while compensating refugees is important and desirable, funds will have a much greater impact on the economic and social viability of the State of Palestine and on the refugees themselves if used to implement Trump’s economic plan. The State of Palestine will receive significant assistance to develop all economic sectors and key infrastructure. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which admirably supported Palestinian refugees, will benefit from Trump’s economic plan. Palestinian refugees already residing in the State of Palestine and those moving to the State of Palestine will directly benefit from this broad package of aid and investment.

-       The world is struggling to find sufficient funds to support more than 70 million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. Over past decades, the United States committed to supporting the needs of Palestinian refugees who suffered greatly over the past seventy years. From 1950!!...until 2017, the United States contributed approximately $6.15 billion to UNRWA. In the last ten years alone, the United States contributed about $2.99 billion ($3.16 billion in 2017), representing 28% of total contributions to UNRWA.

-       Unfortunately, Palestinian refugees have been treated as pawns on the wider Middle East chessboard, with empty promises to them and to their host countries.

-       A fair, equitable, and realistic solution to the Palestinian refugee issue must be found in order to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jewish refugees who were forced to flee!! from Arab and Muslim countries are also highlighted. Most settled in the State of Israel and some settled elsewhere.

-       The issue of Jewish refugees must also be addressed, including compensation for lost assets. In addition, the State of Israel is entitled to compensation for the costs of absorbing Jewish refugees from those countries. A fair, equitable, and realistic solution to issues concerning Jewish refugees should be implemented through an appropriate international mechanism separate from the Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.

-       However, we will seek to raise funds to provide some!! compensation to Palestinian refugees. These funds will be placed in a trust fund ("Palestinian Refugee Fund") administered by two trustees ("TRUSTEES") appointed by the State of Palestine and the United States. The trustees will manage the Palestinian Refugee Fund according to principles to be established by the trustees and approved by the State of Palestine and the United States. The trustees will act in good faith to adopt a distribution methodology to compensate refugees fairly according to priorities determined by the trustees and within the total amount of funds raised for the benefit of the Palestinian Refugee Fund.

-       Once the trustees receive and analyze refugee claims, they will allocate funds from the Palestinian Refugee Fund to claimants in a manner that reflects those priorities.

-       It must be emphasized that many Palestinian refugees in the Middle East come from war-torn countries, such as Syria and Lebanon, which are highly hostile to the State of Israel.!!! To address this concern, a committee of Israelis and Palestinians will be formed to address this issue, and to resolve outstanding disputes regarding the entry of Palestinian refugees into the State of Palestine from anywhere.

-       Palestinian refugees’ rights to migrate to the State of Palestine are limited in accordance with agreed security arrangements.

-       Moreover, the rate of movement of refugees from outside Gaza and the West Bank to the State of Palestine will be agreed upon by the parties and governed by various factors, including economic forces and incentive structures, such that the rate of entry does not exceed or overwhelm the development of the State of Palestine’s infrastructure and economy, or increase security risks to the State of Israel. This rate of movement should be adjusted, as appropriate, over time.!!!

-       Upon signing the Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, the status of the Palestinian refugee will cease to exist!!!, UNRWA will be terminated, and its responsibilities will be transferred to the concerned governments. Part of Trump’s economic plan will target replacing refugee camps in the State of Palestine with new residential developments in the State of Palestine. Accordingly, the Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement will lead to the dismantling of all Palestinian refugee camps and the construction of permanent housing!!.....!!

-       The meeting on 7-2-2020