The phrase "Trump peace plan" for Israel-Palestine most commonly refers to "Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People", unveiled by US President Donald Trump alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on 28 January 2020. The proposal had two components: a political framework released in January 2020 and an economic component (released in Bahrain in June 2019) promising roughly $50 billion in investment for Palestinians and neighbouring states.
Key features of the 2020 political plan included:
- Recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in the West Bank and over the Jordan Valley.
- A conditional pathway to a demilitarised Palestinian state on a non-contiguous territory, with a capital in parts of East Jerusalem outside the Israeli security barrier (such as Abu Dis).
- Jerusalem to remain Israel's "undivided" capital.
- A four-year settlement freeze in areas earmarked for the Palestinian state, during which Palestinians could negotiate statehood subject to conditions including disarmament of Hamas and recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
- Proposed land swaps, including transferring some Arab-Israeli towns in the Triangle region to a future Palestinian entity.
- No right of return for Palestinian refugees into Israel.
The Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas, rejected the plan outright, having boycotted the Trump administration's mediation since the December 2017 US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation also rejected it, though Gulf states attended the unveiling. Critics, including UN human-rights officials and many European governments, argued it departed from the parameters of UN Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and prior two-state frameworks.
The plan was largely shelved after the Abraham Accords (September 2020) reoriented US-brokered diplomacy toward Israeli normalisation with Arab states. In 2025, Trump unveiled a separate 20-point Gaza ceasefire and reconstruction plan, distinct from the 2020 vision, focused on ending the post-October 2023 Gaza war.
Example
In January 2020, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu jointly presented the "Peace to Prosperity" plan at the White House; Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected it the same day.
Frequently asked questions
No. The PA severed political contact with the Trump administration after the December 2017 US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and did not negotiate the plan's terms.
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