US Congress hears of Elon's diplomatic plan

NU-NRP leader Benny Elon's diplomatic plan has reached the floor of the US House of Representatives.

NU-NRP leader Benny Elon's diplomatic plan has not yet been debated by the cabinet or the Knesset, but it reached the floor of the US House of Representatives last Thursday when Congressman Dave Weldon (D-Florida) gave a lengthy speech endorsing the proposal. Weldon suggested distributing the plan to all top US diplomatic officials; it calls for dismantling Palestinian refugee camps and granting Jordanian citizenship to West Bank Palestinians. He called the plan "a comprehensive proposal for finding an avenue to peace, as well as addressing the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people." "The Elon plan is simple," Weldon said. "Working cooperatively with nations around the world, Israel and the international community will assist the Palestinian refugees to find new homes outside the camps. Why should Palestinians continue to languish? Support the Elon plan."