Israelis protest Trump's 'peace plan' in Tel Aviv

Thousands of Israeli protesters demonstrated against Trump's 'deal of the century'.

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03 February, 2020

Protesters demonstrated against Trump's plan (Getty)

Israeli protesters gathered in Tel Aviv to demonstrate against Trump's 'deal of the century' which includes plans to annex settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank and recongise Jerusalem as the 'undivided capital' of Israel.

Organisers from the Peace Now 'anti-settlement group' said thousands marched in the demonstration at Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square on Saturday night, reported the Times of Israel.

Demonstrators rallied 'for a peace agreement, not an annexation deal', and called for "peace, equality and social justice".

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After US President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited peace plan on Tuesday, questions surfaced on whether Israel would immediately seek to annex parts of the West Bank.

The plan has been widely condemned by international observers, including the UN and human rights groups, for granting Israel several key concessions while ignoring Palestinian demands.

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US presidential advisor Jared Kushner said on Sunday that if Palestinians are unable to meet the conditions of the new Middle East peace plan he crafted, Israel should not take "the risk to recognize them as a state."

The plan laid out by Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, and unveiled Tuesday was warmly embraced by Israel but curtly dismissed by the Palestinian Authority along with others in the region, including the Arab League.