Trump prepares to ditch two-state solution

Both groups have been made painfully aware that Iran is prepared to unleash its long-range ballistic missiles to indiscriminately kill and wound both Arab and Jewish civilians and demolish their properties and that Iran is determined to continue doing so with those missiles fitted with nuclear warheads.

One solution has remained untested since 1967 – the division of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) between Israel and Jordan – the two successor states to the 1922 League of Nations Mandate - already between them exercising sovereignty in 95% of former Palestine.

The parameters for the successful conclusion of negotiations between Israel and Jordan would include:

• Redrawing the international border between Israel and Jordan to include within Jordan the majority of Arabs currently living in Judea and Samaria - not requiring them to move from their current homes and businesses
• Demilitarization of – and total Israeli security control over - all the newly-acquired territory of Jordan located west of the Jordan River
• A majority of Arab League member States approving the solution and joining the Abraham Accords or individually signing treaties with Israel – as Jordan and Egypt have already done.

The framework for achieving these objectives already exists in:

• Trump's 2020 peace plan and
• The 2020 Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution emanating in Saudi Arabia with the tacit approval of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

A secret meeting held with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on 3 July could be the prelude to seeing Trump adopting this framework this week.