Greenblatt: Israeli Palestinian conflict is not the core regional problem
Greenblatt called on Israelis and Palestinians "to make the hard decisions to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement."
By Jonathan Weber Rosen
Jason Greenblatt, US President Donald Trump's chief envoy to the Middle
East peace process, disseminated sharp words in three different
languages concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that it "is not,
as many have claimed, the core conflict of the region."
Greenblatt's words concerning Trumps "deal of the century" were
published in three different publications: in English on the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, in Hebrew in the the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom
and in Arabic in Asharq Al-Awsat, an international Arabic newspaper
headquartered in London.
Greenblatt elaborated on the many threats in the Middle East: "solving
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not solve other conflicts in the
region, including the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, terrorists in the
Sinai Desert in Egypt, a tragic, continuing civil war in Syria, war in
Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, instability in Libya, and an Iranian regime
that oppresses its own people and foments terrorism around the world."
"That does not make resolving this conflict any less important," wrote
the co-head of the Trump's delegation after listing all of the conflicts
plaguing the region.
"The prevailing stance of the Arab world (with the exception of Egypt)
was, as it had been for decades, aggression and war with Israel. Some 35
years later, however, there is a different reality," wrote Greenblatt
concerning the regional unity in the midst of a common enemy.
Greenblatt called on Israelis and Palestinians "to make the hard decisions to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement."
The advisor mentioned that "the Palestinian leadership refuses to engage
with us" in response to President Trump's decision to move the US
embassy to Jerusalem, a symbolic demonstration of the Trump
administration to recognize Jerusalem as the unified capital of the
State of Israel.
"I will pray for an enduring solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. I will pray for calm and tranquility for those in the region
of Gaza – both Israelis and Palestinians who suffer from Hamas’ malign
activities," he closed.
"I will pray for the Goldin and Shaul families, that Hamas will return
Hadar and Oron to them. I will pray for the Mengistu and al Sayed
families, that Hamas will return Avera and Hisham to them. I hope you
will join me in these prayers."
In June before a visit to Israel, Greenblatt used a similar avenue of
criticism against Hamas in a series of English, Hebrew and Arabic
twitter posts in which he stated, "murderous Hamas leaders continue to
squander the resources of Gaza."
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