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Jewish Labour Movement signs statement against Trump’s 'sham' Middle East peace plan

JLM joins 25 liberal Jewish organisations to sign joint statement calling on world leaders to reject Trump’s 'one-sided' deal

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The Jewish Labour Movement is among 25 organisations from around the world to sign a joint statement against President Trump’s “sham” Middle East peace plan, which promises to keep Jerusalem as Israel's undivided capital.

Mr Trump’s plan, which proposes an independent Palestinian state, includes US recognition of Israeli annexation of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The statement drafted by prominent liberal Jewish organisations calls on world leaders to reject Trump’s “one-sided” deal which does not offer the Palestinians “independence in a sovereign state” and runs counter to “Jewish values of justice and peace”.

Signatories include the New Israel Fund, the British two-state solutions advocates Yachad, and other groups from Europe, South Africa, Australia, Canada and Central America.

The joint statement said that for any peace plan to work “it must connect with the long-term goals and aspirations of all parties to the conflict.

"Trump’s one-sided deal does not adequately address Palestinian aspirations for independence in a sovereign state; it gives Israel a green light for the dangerous annexation of Palestinian territory; legitimises settlements constructed in clear violation of international law; and removes the prospect for a viable, contiguous Palestinian state living in dignity alongside a secure Israel.”

The signatories said that the Palestinian leadership had no option other than to reject the plan “as it will not bring peace, nor a viable two-state solution.”

The statement described the proposal as a “peace plan in name only, it will perpetuate the occupation and doom the region to a destructive future of more bloodshed and conflict.”

The organisation called on diaspora Jews and international leaders to “reject” the deal describing it as “inconsistent” not only with international law but with “Jewish values, and Israel’s aspiration to be a state living in peace and respect with its neighbours.”

A spokesperson for Yachad, the British group was “proud to stand alongside fellow Jews from around the globe against Trump’s dangerous deal.

“As supporters of Israel, we believe this one-sided deal will kill the two-state solution and ultimately doom Israel to a dangerous future.

“British and world leaders must reject this plan which runs counter to international law as well as to the Jewish values of justice and peace.”

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