Kushner’s Middle East Peace Plan To Stop Short Of Sovereign Palestinian State

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: Senior advisor to the President Jared Kushner delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act in the Oval Office of the White Hous... WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: Senior advisor to the President Jared Kushner delivers remarks during the signing ceremony for the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act in the Oval Office of the White House December 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration is battling on multiple fronts with major developments on U.S. foreign policy in Syria, the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis, a falling stock market, and a potential governmental shutdown at midnight. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan is likely to debut this spring or summer and reportedly does not include sovereignty for Palestine.

According to a Sunday Washington Post report, officials familiar with the plan say it centers on economic opportunities for the Palestinians and a guarantee of Israeli control over disputed territory.

Representatives from both the Palestinian and Israeli governments say their leadership will at least look at the plan before making judgments, though the Palestinians maintain that President Donald Trump is biased against their interests.

Per the Post, hopes are not high for the plan among experts who have watched decades of similar US-led efforts fail miserably.

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  1. Ah. He’s going to stop the endless cycle of violence between the Palestinians and the Israelis by saying “Fuck you, Palestinians!”.

    Sounds like a plan. Not a good one. Or one that will work, but still a plan.

  2. Ya cause when I’m looking for world class diplomacy I always go with the silver spoon dweeb with ZERO diplomatic experience and who is only in it for the money
    How did we come to this?

  3. I want a side of Bantustans to go with my Apartheid.

  4. This whole “plan,” which will be instantly laughed at by anyone with a serious interest in peace negotiations, will become a pretext for annexation and more on the part of Israel. That’s all that’s happening here. Jared is setting the table for Bibi to continue his descent: “See, we tried! We worked so hard on our plan! And they rejected it!”

  5. “According to a Sunday Washington Post report, officials familiar with the plan say it centers on economic opportunities for the Palestinians and a guarantee of Israeli control over disputed territory.

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