An Israeli newspaper revealed a plan for settlement in the occupied West Bank, during the era of US President Donald Trump, which includes building new settlements and establishing advanced infrastructure in preparation for complete control.

(Israel Today) said that the new plan includes building four new settlements and communities, transportation and energy infrastructure, in addition to other projects over the course of 4 years of Trump’s rule, including converting settlements in strategic locations into cities through funded government decisions, such as the settlements of: Ma’ale Ephraim, Nahliel, Aliyah, Kiryat Arba and Efrat.

The newspaper revealed that ten activists, public figures and settlement leaders from the extreme right, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, met last week at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem as part of an extraordinary conference, during which they worked to develop a practical plan for settlement.

The newspaper continued, quoting its sources, that the meeting resulted in a practical, not theoretical, plan for settlement expansion, based on what the participants called the “window of opportunity,” including transforming the West Bank and the Jordan Valley into an integral part of Israel.

It pointed out that one of the proposals put forward referred to the possibility of canceling dealings with the Palestinian Authority, ending recognition of it, and returning the situation in the West Bank to what it was before the Oslo Accords, stressing that the Palestinian lands in the West Bank would later be classified as settlement lands within the framework of expanding the jurisdiction of the regional councils of the settlements.

As an alternative to the Palestinian Authority, the participants proposed establishing “Arab municipal authorities,” which would make Israel, in certain concepts, a federal government.

In addition, the plan seeks to advance control over Palestinian villages in Area C, which are theoretically under full Israeli control, but in practice are under Palestinian civil control.

The newspaper stressed that the heads of the settlements also proposed withdrawing the Palestinian Authority’s administration from the villages and towns of Area C, and working on plans to build cities there and create employment opportunities for the residents so that they remain in the “territories of Israel,” while working to eliminate “the two-state solution forever, according to a clear direction from the political level.” They also proposed making the West Bank and the Jordan Valley “an energy and industrial empire, which would make the region part of Israel in every sense.” Therefore, the newspaper concluded its report, they believe that there is a need to establish a comprehensive transportation infrastructure and a train infrastructure in the region.

Source: Sama News