"The White House has a vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians," Pompeo said at a celebration in Washington this month marking the 71st anniversary of the founding of Israel. "It offers an opportunity, although no guarantee, that we hope we can have a brighter future for the Palestinian people." Robert Satloff, who heads the institute, wrote later that “it was like pulling teeth to extract from Kushner much empathy for Palestinian political aspirations” and recommended killing the plan. It's not.”Israeli officials declined to comment on either the Bahrain conference — it is not clear whether they will attend — or the Kushner plan generally. Netanyahu, one of Trump’s closest allies, is still trying to form a government after his party won elections in April.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 27, 2019 11:15 UTC