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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: The Middle East peace plan. Explained
Description: Two and a half years after US administration began drafting a plan for a lasting peace between Israel and Palestinians, it is finally here.
Long delayed and often described as dead on arrival, the proposal was roundly rejected by Palestinian officials even before it was released.
The announcement on January 28 was met with anger on the streets of the West Bank.
Countries around the world have reacted. While many have welcomed the effort to restart long dead talks the praise isn’t effusive. But what has Trump proposed, why has it been rejected and what ha...