Lieberman Proposes West Bank and Gaza Plan: Dismantle PA, Void Oslo, Block Palestinian State
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- Lieberman proposes dismantling the Palestinian Authority and voiding Oslo Accords.
- The plan aims to prevent Palestinian statehood and maintain Israeli security.
- Gaza would be transferred to an external entity after Hamas is eliminated.
- West Bank would see Israeli security control and an Israeli-Jordanian confederation.
- Netanyahu and Smotrich previously criticized similar proposals.
Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, has unveiled a political plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, proposing the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority and the cancellation of the Oslo Accords. The plan, presented during the Israeli election campaign, aims to prevent the establishment of an internationally recognized Palestinian state while maintaining Israeli security responsibility throughout the West Bank.
Lieberman's "Ultimate Goal for the State of Israel in the West Bank and Gaza" outlines treating the West Bank and Gaza as separate entities. Each would be managed by a "serious external entity acceptable to the Arab world and the international community." For Gaza, the plan mandates the complete elimination of Hamas, both its military and civilian wings, by the Israeli army before transferring administrative control to an external body.
In the West Bank, Lieberman's proposal emphasizes maintaining "Israeli geographical continuity," meaning no settlement evacuations and preserving roads connecting settlements to pre-1948 Israel, alongside overall Israeli security control. For areas classified as A and B under the Oslo Accords, he suggests an "Israeli-Jordanian confederation," where Jordan would oversee public order through a police force and manage the daily lives of Palestinians.
The plan explicitly aims to prevent a Palestinian state and to avoid political vacuums that could be exploited by Hamas or Islamic Jihad following any changes in Palestinian Authority leadership. Lieberman had previously suggested a similar concept for the West Bank, focusing on Jordanian management of Areas A and B while Israel retained full control of Area C.
This latest proposal refines his earlier ideas, stressing that Israeli security responsibility would remain in the entire West Bank, with Jordan handling public order and daily Palestinian life. Previously, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had urged Lieberman to retract similar proposals, interpreting them as advocating for the entry of the Jordanian army into the West Bank. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had accused Lieberman of seeking to relinquish security responsibility to Jordan.
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