The White House is scrapping plans to invite Israeli government officials to its economic conference in Bahrain later this month, a Trump administration official said
The White House had previously planned to invite an Israeli government delegation to attend the summit alongside finance ministers from several Arab countries and businessmen, sources familiar with the matter said."This is a workshop where we will present our economic vision for the Palestinian people. As such, we want the focus to be on the economic aspect, not the political," the administration official said, confirming that Israel would not be invited to attend.
Axios/Israel's Channel 13 first reported the news.Read MoreAdministration officials have touted the planned conference as a way to unite the region around a more prosperous future and had privately talked up the prospect of Israeli government officials interacting with officials from Arab countries with whom Israel has no formal diplomatic relations.This now means that neither government party to the conflict will attend the conference.
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