Monday, June 15, 2020

Breaking With Colleagues, 6 Settler Mayors Meet With US Envoy To Talk Peace Plan


A group of settler mayors met with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Thursday and thanked the envoy for his administration’s peace plan, breaking with a majority of their colleagues who have come out in opposition to the proposal that envisions the establishment of a Palestinian state.

“All of the mayors have expressed a strong desire to see the vision implemented and this meeting was an opportunity to provide constructive feedback toward that goal,” said Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi in a statement after hosting the meeting in his West Bank settlement southeast of Jerusalem. Revivi was joined by five other mayors from the West Bank settlements of Ariel, Elkana, Karnei Shomron, Alfei Menashe and Oranit.

In a joint statement, the six West Bank council chairmen said that US President Donald Trump’s plan “safeguards Israel’s security, ensures Israel will be able to apply its sovereignty to all the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, and provides the region with a realistic path toward peace.” -Full Report

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