1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Israel and the Palestinians: U.S. Peace Plan and Possible Israeli Annexation Jim Zanotti Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs January 30, 2020 President Trump released a long-promised “Peace to Prosperity” plan for Israel
2、and the Palestinians on January 28, 2020, after obtaining support from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Netanyahus main political rival Benny Gantz. The release and Netanyahus announced intention to annex parts of the Israeli military-controlled West Bank might affect a closely-conteste
3、d Israeli election scheduled for March 2the third in the past year pitting Netanyahu (who has been indicted on corruption charges) and Gantz against one another. Members of Congress have had mixed reactions to the plan, which has been widely seen as favoring Israeli positions more than past U.S. eff
4、orts on these issues. Prospects for negotiations seem dim given concerted opposition from Palestinian leaders. Amid a variety of regional and international reactions, some key Arab states have encouraged negotiations, and U.S. officials say that the Palestinians will have four years to satisfy the c
