President Trump's MidEast peace envoy is leaving the admin.; the peace plan plan, under development since the start of Trump’s admin., has been delayed several times.
WASHINGTON — Jason Greenblatt is leaving as President Donald Trump’s envoy for brokering an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, senior officials told NBC News on Thursday.
And State Department senior adviser Brian Hook, who has spearheaded the administration’s Iran policy efforts, is expected to take on a larger role on the peace plan and work more closely with Kushner as the administration’s Iran policy increasingly merges with Kushner’s peace initiative. The economic portion of the plan was released in June to little fanfare during a U.S.-organized summit in Bahrain that neither Israeli nor Palestinian officials attended. It called for an investment of about $50 billion to lift up Palestinians economically.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political troubles at home have also created significant complications for the plan. Now Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Netanyahu failed to put together a governing coalition after Israel’s last elections in April, leading to the new elections this month.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Top Trump Mideast peace envoy to step downDonald Trump's Middle East peace envoy Jason Greenblatt is leaving government after two-and-a-half years spent crafting a still-unreleased Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, according to multiple administration officials.
Read more »
Democrats propose spending trillions to fight climate changeCandidates are releasing their plans to address climate change.
Read more »
What You Need to Know About the New Climate Plans Released By Democratic Candidates This WeekWhat you need to know about the new climate plans released by Democratic candidates this week
Read more »
Afghan government raises new concerns about US-Taliban dealAfghanistan's government on Wednesday expressed new concerns about a deal that a U.S. envoy says has been reached 'in principle' with the Taliban on ending America's longest war.
Read more »