The Trump administration’s economic blueprint for Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts aims higher than past administrations but takes criticism for ignoring the two sides’ political divide
TEL AVIV—The Trump administration’s economic blueprint for Middle East peace won measured praise in Israel but was rejected by Palestinians for not addressing the conflict’s simmering political disagreements.
In revealing the first details of its long-awaited peace plan, the Trump administration called for marshalling more than $50 billion in foreign investment in an effort to help bridge the differences between Israelis and Palestinians. By comparison, then-Secretary of State John Kerry in 2013 pledged to raise $4 billion...
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