The Palestinians have traditionally avoided taking a clear public position in American presidential elections. Shatayeh’s remarks After a series of walks, a sense of frustration has been reflected on the side of the Palestinians, leaving them vulnerable and left alone.
He agreed to fight Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in late 2017 after the Palestinians severed ties with Trump and then moved the American embassy to the holy city. Trump has also cut millions of dollars in American aid to the Palestinians, shut down Palestinian diplomatic offices in Washington and issued a mediation plan in favor of Israel this year. The Palestinians have taken the plan out of hand.
The Trump administration has also persuaded the two Arab states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel and promised that other Arab nations would abide by it. The deal has undermined traditional Arab consensus that Israel’s recognition comes only in exchange for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement – a rare source of benefit for Palestinians.
Shatayeh hoped that the victory of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would increase the chances of a peace deal.
“If things change in the United States, I think this will directly reflect itself on Palestinian-Israeli relations.” “And it will also reflect itself on the bilateral Palestinian-American relationship.”
