The entirety of the Trump administration’s peace plan for Israel and Palestine may be a long-time coming—if it arrives at all
is any guide, there is nothing Donald Trump likes more than seeing his name in big gold letters on a real-estate project. Predictably, then, America’s president was pleased when Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, unveiled the gilded sign for Trump Heights on June 16th. The supposedly new town in the Golan Heights is named in honour of Mr Trump. It has no plan or budget.
Mr Netanyahu wanted to thank Mr Trump for recognising Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in the six-day war of 1967. No other country accepts Israel’s claim to the territory. But the Trump administration said Israel needed the land to protect itself from Syria and the Iranian-backed forces inside the country.
On June 25th the Trump administration is expected to present elements of a long-delayed peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians at a conference in Bahrain. Ever since he was elected, Mr Trump has promised to deliver “the ultimate deal”. But the Palestinians have shunned him since he recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2017. They will not attend the conference. Nor will Israeli officials, whom the Americans did not invite, perhaps to lower expectations.
An American official admits that the entire peace plan will probably not be unveiled until after Israel’s election in September. Another official says it will probably wait for Mr Trump’s second term—assuming he wins one. If not, the developers of Trump Heights might consider investing in a new sign.section of the print edition under the headline
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