The United States wants Israel to earmark lands for the future Palestinian state, former US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt told Army Radio Thursday.
Washington seeks the move in exchange for giving a green light for Israel to apply sovereignty to about 30% of Judea and Samaria under the Middle East peace plan presented by US President Donald Trump.
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The plan also demands Israel appropriate land for a future Palestinian state, he stressed.
Greenblatt's remarks follow reports in Israeli media saying that the US asked Israel to hand half of Area C, which is under Israeli security and civil control, to the Palestinian Authority while applying its laws to the other half.
The Trump peace plan also sees territories in the Negev, in Israel's south, appended to the Gaza Strip and converted into agriculture and industry centers.
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Under the coalition agreement between Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PM-designate Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the plan to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley could have been put to a vote as early as July 1.
However, late into July, no plan is on the table, and the prospects of the move are unclear as multiple reports have suggested it is not on the immediate agenda for the government.
This article was originally published by i24NEWS.
