Trump buries UN & EU calls for new state between Israel & Jordan

Sigrid Kaag - interim Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process - shared Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' observations:

We must work collectively to establish a political framework that outlines tangible, irreversible, and time-bound steps. The occupation must end as rapidly as possible. A viable two-State solution – Israel and Palestine, of which Gaza is an integral part, living side-by-side in peace and security, on the basis of United Nations resolutions, previous agreements, and international law, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States is long overdue. The United Nations will continue to support all efforts towards that goal.

America's interim Ambassador - Dorothy Shea - disagreed:

As the United States has consistently said, the future of the Middle East must look different.  Fresh thinking is needed, for a better tomorrow for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

The stated purpose of this meeting is to report on the implementation of Resolution 2334, the passage of which was a mistake and whose ongoing discussion is a distraction from the real threats to international peace and security.

Indeed, it is an impediment to this Council's work to address them.

Resolution 2334 was adopted on 23 December 2016 - only after the Obama-Biden Administration failed to veto its passage. Then US Secretary of State – John Kerry – explained America's vote:

And that's the bottom line: the vote in the United Nations was about preserving the two-state solution. That's what we were standing up for: Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state, living side by side in peace and security with its neighbors. That's what we are trying to preserve for our sake and for theirs.

Trump has neutralized Resolution 2334.

Stand by for Trump's fresh thinking involving possibly the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution...