By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -A United Nations-backed plan outlining “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians describes what role the Palestinian Authority could play.
The seven-page plan is the result of an international conference at the U.N. in July – hosted by Saudi Arabia and France – on the decades-long conflict. The U.S. and Israel boycotted the event.
The U.N.-backed initiative is unlikely to be discussed at a meeting on Monday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Instead, the leaders are set to consider a 21-point peace plan Washington presented to Arab and Muslim states last week aimed at ending the war, freeing the remaining hostages and promoting Israeli-Palestinian dialogue on peaceful coexistence.
The 193-member U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution to endorse the two-state plan on September 12. The resolution received 142 votes in favor and 10 against, while 12 countries abstained.
The plan backed by the U.N. states “the war in Gaza must end now” and supports mediation efforts by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.
In terms of a potential Palestinian Authority role, the plan states:
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Don Durfee, William Maclean)
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