US President Donald Trump has announced his Deal of the Century. It looks great to me, but I don't see how the Palestinians will ever accept it. The little I know of it gives them far less than more generous offers they have rejected in the past. From my perspective it might be a great deal, but if it goes nowhere it helps nobody.

Here are some of the details of the Deal of the Century:

• no Palestinians or Israelis will be uprooted form their homes
• Jerusalem will remain the undivided capital of Israel
• the Palestinians will get a capital in East Jerusalem
• the future Palestinian state will be contiguous
• the Israelis will keep to a 4 year freeze in construction of homes in the settlement areas, to allow a comprehensive agreement to be negotiated
• Palestinians will recognize Israel as a Jewish state
• Israel will have sovereignty over any lands put under their control in the agreement
• Israel will control Jerusalem but will work with Jordan to ensure Palestinians have prayer access by Al Aqsa (Temple Mount)