[SeekAndFind]

RE: I am wondering what the incentive was that has finally changed their minds.

Trump simply IGNORED the whining of the PLO, HAMAS and the rest of the Palestinian politicians who never wanted to negotiate peace anyway. Why? Because of ONE important issue they would rather die for rather than consent to -— RECOGNITION OF ISRAEL AS A SOVEREIGN NATION.

Trump simply said, it’s a waste of time to involve the Palestinians in any peace talks, so he did two things:

1) Withdrew American aid money from the PLO

2) Simply by-passed the Palestinians altogether.

[Magnum44]

Thats an interesting proposition. So you are saying it wasnt these Arab nations fault that Israeli recognition was impossible to come by previously, but rather an insistence by prior administrations that the Palestinians be part of any agreement? I'd like to have a fact check on that but I can see how that may be a possibility.

As an aside, I wonder if the world map at the UN will now feature the state of Israel, which some previous versions seem to omit.

[traderrob6]

“I am wondering what the incentive was that has finally changed their minds.”

It’s all about Iran. The entire Middle East is deathly afraid of Iran and Trump’s hard az line with them has given them reassurance of our commitment to standing up to their bully.