Trump al capo dell'ONU :"Netanyahu è un "problema più grande di Abbas "
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Il presidente statunitense Donald Trump ha dichiarato di aver riferito al
segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite, Antonio Guterres ,che nei suoi
sforzi per mediare un accordo di pace in Medio Oriente, il primo
ministro Benjamin Netanyahu è stato un "problema più grande" del
presidente dell'Autorità palestinese Mahmoud Abbas.
Secondo un rapporto ì del quotidiano Haaretz, Trump e Guterres
si sono incontrati per 15 minuti ai margini dell'assemblea
generale delle Nazioni Unite a New York il 19 settembre per discutere ,tra l'altro, della pace americana. "Trump ha affermato che entrambi i leader sono problematici", ha dichiarato un
diplomatico occidentale, ma " Netanyahu è il problema più grande". Secondo quanto riferito, Netanyahu è stato sorpreso dell'attenzione di Trump per i colloqui di pace durante la riunione del 18 settembre . Il primo ministro aveva previsto che l'accordo nucleare iraniano sarebbe stato il tema della discussione, secondo Haaretz, ma rivolgendosi ai giornalisti durante una foto prima della loro riunione, Trump ha sottolineato la questione palestinese. "Stiamo discutendo della pace tra Israele ei palestinesi; sarà un risultato fantastico ... C'è una buona probabilità che possa succedere ", Nel suo incontro con Abbas
due giorni dopo, Trump ha dichiarato: "Abbiamo un bel colpo, forse il
miglior colpo mai avuto " per raggiungere la pace in tutto il Medio Oriente.
Abbas ha risposto che un accordo di pace con Israele sarebbe "l'affare
del secolo" e ha ringraziato Trump per i 20 incontri i che i
funzionari PA hanno tenuto con i funzionari statunitensi da quando è
entrato in carica nel mese di gennaio.
"Questo ci dà la certezza e la fiducia che siamo sull' 'orlo di una vera
pace tra i palestinesi e israeliani", ha affermato Abbas parlando in
arabo.
US
President Donald Trump and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speak
during a meeting on United Nations reform at the UN headquarters in New
York, September 18, 2017. (AFP Photo/Timothy A. Clary)
US President Donald Trump reportedly told United Nations
Secretary General Antonio Guterres that in his efforts to mediate a
Middle East peace deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a
“bigger problem” than Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
According to a report Wednesday in the Haaretz daily, Trump and
Guterres sat down for a 15-minute meeting on the sidelines of the UN
General Assembly in New York on September 19. Western and Israeli
sources told the paper that the leaders reserved a large chunk of the
sit-down to discuss the US peace push.
“Trump said both leaders are problematic,” a Western diplomat briefed
on the meeting said, adding, “The general context was that, from the
two of them, Netanyahu is the bigger problem.”
A senior White House official disputed the account of Haaretz’s seven
sources, insisting that the meeting between Trump and Guterres had been
“productive” and that the pair barely discussed Washington’s peace
efforts.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and
US President Donald Trump shake hands prior to their meeting at the
Palace Hotel in New York City ahead of the United Nations General
Assembly on September 18, 2017.(AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
But according to the Western diplomat, Trump reflected on the sit-down he had with with Netanyahu the previous day.
After the US president emphasized the seriousness of his intentions
to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, the UN secretary general
encouraged Trump to continue his efforts, the report said.
Guterres agreed with Trump’s assertion that the combination of an
aging PA leader looking to leave behind a legacy coupled with
Netanyahu’s understanding that he’ll never have a more friendly White
House has presented a unique opportunity for peace.
Netanyahu had reportedly been surprised by Trump’s emphasis on peace talks during their September 18 meeting. The prime minister had expected the Iranian nuclear deal to be the topic of discussion, according to Haaretz.
But addressing reporters during a photo op prior to their meeting,
Trump highlighted the Palestinian issue. “We are going to discuss peace
between Israel and the Palestinians; it will be a fantastic achievement…
We are giving it absolute go. There is a good chance it could happen,”
he said.
US President Donald Trump reaches to
shake Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s hand before a
meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General
Assembly on September 20, 2017, in New York. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan
Smialowski)
The prime minister insisted that Iranian aggression was still the
primary focus of the meeting, but acknowledged Trump’s “strong
willingness to advance peace, and the issue of general reconciliation
with the Arab word.”
In his meeting with Abbas
two days later, Trump said, “We have a pretty good shot — maybe the
best shot ever” at achieving peace in the entire Middle East.
Abbas in response said a peace agreement with Israel would be the
“deal of the century,” and thanked Trump for the 20-plus meetings PA
officials have held with US officials since he took office in January.
“This gives us the assurance and the confidence that we are on the
verge of real peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis,” Abbas
said, speaking in Arabic.
Later, after their talks, the White House said Trump was “encouraged
by the serious and constructive conversations among all parties” and
that it would be “important throughout the talks for all parties to do
everything possible to create an atmosphere conducive to making peace.”
He said he was “personally committed to improving the economic
opportunities available to the Palestinian people,” a White House
statement said.
U.S.
President Donald Trump speaks with UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres before a meeting during the UN General Assembly, New York,
September 18, 2017.
Seth Wenig/AP
In a meeting last month with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, U.S. President Donald Trump termed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
the harder side to convince in his efforts to broker an
Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, according to seven Western and Israeli
sources who were either present at or briefed on the meeting.
“Trump
said both leaders are problematic,” said one Western diplomat who was
briefed on the meeting. “But the general context was that from the two
of them, Netanyahu is the bigger problem.”
A
senior White House official disputed the account of the meeting,
saying, “This was a short but productive meeting that primarily focused
on UN reforms and the great job [U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki] Haley
has been doing. After discussing the United States’ defense of Israel at
the UN, the participants quickly addressed the ongoing peace
conversations. The president said that he feels both sides want to make
peace and he remains optimistic about an enduring peace deal. We are
focusing on our productive conversations and not on the noise created by
spoilers.”
On September 19, Trump held a 15-minute meeting with Guterres on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
According to six Western diplomats and one former senior Israeli
official, all of whom asked to remain anonymous, at least half of the
meeting dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
President
Donald Trump shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after
making statements to the press, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the West Bank
City of Bethlehem. Evan Vucci/AP
The
Western diplomats said Trump reiterated to Guterres that he’s
determined to try to advance a historic peace deal. He told Guterres
that over the years, he had made many difficult deals, but he’d always
heard that the hardest deal of all was Israeli-Palestinian peace, and he
wanted to try to meet this challenge, according to one Western diplomat
who was briefed on the meeting.
The Western diplomats said Trump also told Guterres that while Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
is very old – 82 – and suffers from domestic political problems, he
needs a legacy to leave behind. Netanyahu, in contrast, understands that
he’ll never have a president more understanding of Israel’s security
needs, and therefore there’s a chance that he’ll agree to steps he
hasn’t agreed to in the past, the president continued.
When
he first took office, Trump added, he thought the chances of making a
deal were very low. But in light of his aforementioned assessments of
both Abbas and Netanyahu, he now thinks there’s a good chance of
producing an agreement.
The
Western diplomats said Guterres encouraged Trump to continue pushing
for Israeli-Palestinian peace and stressed that he, too, thinks there’s
an opportunity to reach a historic deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, U.S., September 18, 2017. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS
Guterres
told Trump about his visit to Israel in August and noted that
opposition leaders Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni had both told him they
would support Netanyahu if he promoted a real diplomatic initiative.
On
September 18, one day before his meeting with Guterres, Trump met in
New York with Netanyahu. There he surprised the Israeli leader when, at a
joint press event before the meeting, he focused on the
Israeli-Palestinian issue.
“We
are going to discuss peace between Israel and the Palestinians; it will
be a fantastic achievement,” Trump said. “We are giving it absolute go –
there is a good chance it could happen.” A few minutes before the
meeting, Trump tweeted the same message on his Twitter account.
But Netanyahu didn’t share Trump’s enthusiasm. His own statement to the cameras focused on the Iranian issue.
In
the days before the meeting, Netanyahu and his staff had repeatedly
stressed that the meeting would focus on the Iranian issue. Thus they
weren’t happy that Trump chose to frame it as focused on the Palestinian
issue.
In
an effort at damage control, Netanyahu told Israeli reporters in a
post-meeting briefing that despite the prominence Trump gave the
Israeli-Palestinian issue in front of the cameras, at the meeting itself
it wasn’t a major topic of discussion. Nevertheless, he admitted that
Trump has a strong desire to advance the peace process.
On
September 20, Trump met in New York with Abbas. In his statements for
the cameras prior to that meeting, Trump once again sent a message of
optimism, determination and personal commitment to advancing
Israeli-Palestinian peace.
“I
think we have a pretty good shot – maybe the best shot ever,” Trump
said. “I certainly will devote everything within my heart and within my
soul to get that deal made. ... So we’ll see if we can put it together.
Who knows? Stranger things have happened.”
Unlike
Netanyahu, Abbas cooperated with Trump’s messaging and praised him
repeatedly for his efforts to produce an Israeli-Palestinian
breakthrough.
At
their meeting, Trump told Abbas that the White House was working on a
new peace initiative but needed more time to finalize it. Palestinian
sources briefed on what happened at the meeting said at the time that
Trump had asked Abbas to give him the extra time he needed by refraining
for the time being from any steps that could impede such an initiative.
A
few days after he returned from New York, Netanyahu convened the
security cabinet and briefed the ministers on his meeting with Trump. He
told them Trump was working on a peace plan, and his impression was
that the president was very determined to advance it.
“There’s
no doubt the Palestinian issue is a very weighty and important one for
Trump,” Netanyahu told the ministers. “Trump is projecting seriousness
on this issue. The Americans are preparing a plan, and I presented our
positions to the president. Trump is very determined, and he wants to
make the ultimate deal.”
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