Tag: Mideast Peace Plan
Trump administration: No movement on Mideast peace plan before Israeli elections
The Trump administration officially stated that it will not release any part of its Mideast peace plan to help resolve issues associated with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict prior to Israel’s Sept. 17 national elections.
“We have...
Israel makes red lines clear as Washington prepares peace plan
“If the Trump administration’s peace plan contains elements that run counter to Israel’s interests, Prime Minister Netanyahu won’t hesitate to oppose them,” a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday.
The official told Israeli daily Israel...
Trump: Mideast peace plan to follow second round of Israeli elections on Sept. 17
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the second part of the White House’s long-awaited Mideast peace deal for the Israelis and Palestinians will likely be released after Israel’s Sept. 17 elections.
“I probably...
Egyptian, Jordanian leaders meet ahead of Kushner’s arrival in the region
Jordan’s King Abdullah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met in Cairo just days before the arrival of an U.S. team in the region to discuss the Trump administration’s proposed Mideast peace plan.
According to...
Friedman says US peace plan will support ‘Palestinian autonomy’
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Tuesday that the Trump administration supports “Palestinian autonomy,” but does not use the phrase “two-state solution,” as it works to develop a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian...
Greenblatt: ‘Israel is the victim in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict‘
In an interview with Judy Woodruff for “PBS NewsHour,” U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt said Israel wasn’t to blame for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that the Jewish state is “trying their...
Report: Netanyahu expresses reservations about possible West Bank-Gaza passage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed reservations about a $5 billion proposal for a highway and railway between the West Bank and Gaza as part of the Trump administration’s Mideast peace deal for...
The US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan is premature
The Trump administration rolled out a new, fresh and bold Middle East vision at the “Peace to Prosperity” conference in Bahrain last month. The plan, which is estimated to cost $50 billion, is logical and rational,...
Mideast envoy Greenblatt: US not seeking regime change in Palestinian Authority
U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt said on Monday that the Trump administration is not seeking “regime change” within the Palestinian Authority.
“Our plan right now is with President Abbas,” he...
Greenblatt: ‘Unconscionable’ for PA to claim Bahrain attendance is a ‘betrayal’
A day-and-a-half after the Palestinian Authority released Hebron businessman Saleh Abu Mayala, whom it had arrested after he returned from the U.S.-led economic conference in Bahrain, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt blasted...