A team of five prominent Palestinian officials from the Hebron region in the West Bank have indicated their readiness to exit the Palestinian Authority and become a part of the Abraham Accords, in acknowledgment of Israel as a state.

The group of sheikhs addressed a letter to Nir Barkat, the Israeli Economy Minister, conveying their intention to convert the Hebron district in the West Bank into an emirate that recognizes Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people, as stated by the Wall Street Journal.

Sheikh Wadee’ al-Jaabari, a significant figure in Hebron and the West Bank’s largest area, called for Israel and former President Trump, who oversaw the Abraham Accords during his initial term, to support the proposal for self-rule.

“If we will get the blessing of honorable President Trump and the United States for this project, Hebron could be like the Gulf, like Dubai,” Jaabari told the outlet.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has stood as the de facto rulers of the autonomous Palestinian regions since 1994 as part of the US-backed Oslo Accords, which Jaabari and other sheikhs slammed as an agreement that “only brought damage, death, economic disaster and destruction.”

They said the PA was forced on the Palestinian people and never brought the prosperity and peace Israel and the US promised — as evidenced by violence along the border and Hamas’ operation inside the West Bank.

Jabbari and his supporters have instead tapped Trump’s Abraham Accords as a roadmap to “coexistence” with Israel. The agreement previously normalizing relationships between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.

With the West Bank occupied by Israel and seeing daily violence that has only escalated since the war with Hamas began, Jaabari proposed a trial run that would see 1,000 Hebron workers establish an autonomous 1,000-acre economic zone bordering Israel.

If all goes well, the zone would grow to 5,000 more residents and then 50,000, with the sheikhs pledging to a “zero tolerance” policy against terrorism.

Jabbari accused the PA of supporting terrorist activity in the West Bank.

“I plan to cut off the PA,” Jaabari vowed. “It doesn’t represent the Palestinians.”

Barkat, who has been meeting with the sheikhs since February to discuss a potential deal, touted the proposal as a step forward for Israeli-Palestinian relations.

“Sheikh Jaabari wants peace with Israel and to join the Abraham Accords, with the support of his fellow sheikhs. Who in Israel is going to say no?” Barkat told the WSJ.

“Nobody in Israel believes in the PA, and you won’t find many Palestinians who do either,” he added.

It remains to be seen how the bold proposal will be accepted by the Jewish state and Hebron residents alike, with some from the West Bank slamming the proposal and claiming it “doesn’t represent us,” Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.

The formation of the new zone could also cause problems along the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, but the sheikhs claim the land disputes can be easily negotiated.

Jabbari and his colleagues assured Barkat that they will be able to drum up support for the proposal, touting it as the only hope to prevent Hebron and the West Bank from becoming another Gaza.

Jabbari maintains that his proposal is the best solution for his people given that Hamas crushed all hopes for a Palestinian state when it attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping another 251.

“There will be no Palestinian state — not even in 1,000 years. After Oct. 7, Israel will not give it,” Jabbari said.