Arab Summit helps Trump break Jordan-PLO-Israeli impasse

1. Each Party will provide freedom of access to places of religious and historical significance.
2. In this regard, in accordance with the Washington Declaration, Israel respects the present special role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Muslim Holy shrines in Jerusalem. When negotiations on the permanent status will take place, Israel will give high priority to the Jordanian historic role in these shrines.
3. The Parties will act together to promote interfaith relations among the three monotheistic religions, with the aim of working towards religious understanding, moral commitment, freedom of religious worship, and tolerance and peace.

The Washington Declaration - signed by His Majesty King Hussein and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the White House on July 25, 1994 in the presence of President Clinton - formally ended the 46-year state of war between Jordan and Israel.

The Washington Declaration is testament to America's role asthe only power with the prestige and clout to change Arab and Jewish perceptions on resolving their long-running conflict.

The Dhahran Communique affirming Jordan's special role in Jerusalem closely follows PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's recent admission that Jordanians and Palestinians are indeed one people.

Resolving the "Palestine Cause" remains far more easily achievable in negotiations between Israel and Jordan within the framework of their existing peace treaty rather than resuming fruitless negotiations pursued over the last 25 yearsbetween Israel and the PLO.

Ending the 100 years old "Palestine Curse" which has so terribly afflicted both Jews and Arabs could well be within Trump's grasp thanks to the Dhahran Summit.