No Palestinian representative will attend the gathering in Bahrain.
Jared Kushner shakes hands May 30 with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as U.S. special representative for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt looks on.
No Palestinian representative, however, will attend the gathering in Bahrain. Palestinian leadership has boycotted the United States since Trump’s December 2017 announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, omitting any reference to Palestinian aspirations to establish the capital of a future state in east Jerusalem.
Recent conversations with senior Palestinian and Israeli officials privy to Kushner’s work indicate that neither side expects to be provided with an American road map for Middle East peace in the foreseeable future. “This is about presenting an economic vision for the Palestinian people,” the official told The Times. “We will not be discussing any of the political aspects to our plan.”European Union Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who recently met with Kushner to discuss the initiative, said her organization would send a low-level official to the conference.
For more than two years, in spite of recurrent postponements, many observers have believed that Trump would eventually present guidelines for a return to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, if only to fulfill his campaign promise. And in recent weeks, Netanyahu, Friedman and Greenblatt each mentioned the potential U.S. recognition ofThe U.S. State Department has declined to condemn talk of annexation, saying the idea remains hypothetical.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Exclusive: White House's Kushner unveils economic portion of Middle East peace planIn an exclusive interview with Reuters, Jared Kushner discusses his 'economy first' approach to Mideast peace. Read more:
Read more »
Israel will hear U.S. peace plan in 'fair and open manner': NetanyahuIsrael will examine U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan in...
Read more »
Trump Peace Plan Wins Praise from Israelis, Rejection from PalestiniansThe Trump administration has delayed plans to roll out the political portion of its plan, which will be necessary to implement the economic part, until after Israeli elections in September.
Read more »
Major questions remain about the U.S. and Iran's competing claims in the Middle EastAs tensions between the U.S. and Iran approached the brink of military action, unanswered questions remained about recent incidents in the Middle East.
Read more »
White House unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic plan
Read more »
US unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic planWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Saturday unveiled a $50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure proposal intended to be the economic engine to power its much-anticipated...
Read more »