The absurdity and disconnect from reality of Kushner's remarks were followed by bewildering developments on Israel's domestic political scene.
Maybe it's the summer heat that has engulfed Tel Aviv like a steam cloud, but the world seems a little upside down. On Tuesday evening, I sat in the i24News studio and listened to Jared Kushner speak as he opened the Economic Conference in Bahrain, aimed at identifying and implementing the economic component of his solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The absurdity and disconnect from reality of his remarks seemed to permeate the air.
Kushner is trying to sell a new version of the Peres plan to persuade Palestinians to make unspecified concessions to reach a brighter future. And chances of this plan ever succeeding were not helped by the ridiculous op-ed article by Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon inWhat is wrong with Palestinian surrender — Knowing when to give up is often the first step to making peace
By Wednesday night, as the heat of the day receded, a new little insanity spread through Israeli political circles.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party had suddenly decided — in contravention of the accepted rules — that the new election, which they had forced by dissolving the Knesset before the President could assign the job to someone other than Netanyahu should now be canceled.
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