White House's Kushner meets Netanyahu as US prepares regional powers for Trump's controversial 'deal of the century' hyped to end Israel-Palestine conflict
Trump's adviser Jared Kushner holds talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of US-led conference on economic aspects of Washington's controversial"deal of the century" in Bahrain next month.
Trump's adviser Jared Kushner and US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to the region to drum up support for an economic conference in Bahrain next month. Netanyahu sought to play down the setback, referring only to "a little event last night" during brief joint remarks with Kushner. "That's not going to stop us - we're going to keep working together," he said.
The plan's rollout was first expected in late 2018 or early 2019, but was postponed to give Netanyahu time to hold the election that took place in April and led to Thursday's inconclusive outcome. It is unclear if it will be postponed again until after the September ballot.The Bahrain conference aims to encourage investment in the Palestinian territories by Arab countries, before grappling with the difficult political issues at the heart of the conflict.
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