Jared Kushner to travel to Mideast to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts
- By Raphael Ahren -
President's son-in-law and senior adviser, along with envoy Jason Greenblatt, to meet with Netanyahu, Abbas this week
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner is to travel to the Middle East this week to meet with Israeli and Palestinian
officials in an effort to advance peace efforts pursued by his father-in-law US President Donald Trump.
officials in an effort to advance peace efforts pursued by his father-in-law US President Donald Trump.
Kushner will travel along with special envoy Jason Greenblatt to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas separately in the coming days, to discuss "their priorities and potential next steps," a senior White House official told The Times of Israel.
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas separately in the coming days, to discuss "their priorities and potential next steps," a senior White House official told The Times of Israel.
"It is important to remember that forging a historic peace agreement will take time and to the extent that there is
progress, there are likely to be many visits by both Mr. Kushner and Mr. Greenblatt, sometimes together and sometimes separately, to the region and possibly many trips by Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to Washington, DC, or other locations as they pursue
substantive talks," the senior official said.
progress, there are likely to be many visits by both Mr. Kushner and Mr. Greenblatt, sometimes together and sometimes separately, to the region and possibly many trips by Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to Washington, DC, or other locations as they pursue
substantive talks," the senior official said.
Greenblatt is expected in the region on Monday, followed by Kushner on Wednesday.
"Even while working behind the scenes to advance direct, bilateral negotiations between the parties, we will continue to communicate with the relevant
constituencies throughout the region," the senior official said, "to remind all that peace is possible and to demonstrate the many positive benefits that would arise from a successful negotiations."
The official said the two will "continue conversations" with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, following their trip last month to the region with the president
himself. Trump met with both Netanyahu and Abbas and a host of other officials in pursuit of what he has called "the ultimate deal."
Kushner and Greenblatt have been tasked by Trump with relaunching the peace process and have indicated that the president would advance quickly on the
matter.
The White House indicated Sunday that no major breakthroughs were expected but that "the president has asked some of his most trusted advisers to spearhead
the peace effort."
"President Trump has made it clear that working toward achieving a lasting peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians is a top priority for
him," the White House official said. "He strongly believes that peace is possible."
Trump, in a keynote speech at the Israel Museum on his last day in the region, pushed for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, calling on both sides
to put aside the "pain and disagreements of the past" and declaring his belief that both Israeli and Palestinian leaders are "ready to reach for peace."
Kushner was a key architect of Trump's trip to Israel and Palestinian areas on May 22-23, which the White House hailed as a success.
In concluding the trip last month, a White House official also said the US would be working on building strong relationships in the Middle East between
Israel and its Arab neighbors that would create momentum for a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians.
The official said at the time that "the first step [toward peace]... is to bring relationships that are warm and strong privately and bring them more public
and also set forth a common set of principles that everyone wants to abide by."
Split Jerusalem for Peace? Not So Fast, Warns Proposed Bill - By Abra Forman -
https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/89808/new-bill-obstruct-splitting-jerusalem-palestinian-peace-deal/#YOzjcJEgWJgmJ6JP.99
"Yerushalayim, that art builded as a city that is compact together." Psalms 122:3 (The Israel Bible�)
Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) has proposed new legislation aimed at preventing the separation of
Jerusalem for purposes of peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
Jerusalem for purposes of peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
The bill would require a supermajority - 80 members - of the Knesset to approve any measure touching on the division of Jerusalem, a move many expect
to be a component of any "peace" deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
"I am convinced the entire coalition and sensible opposition will join forces behind this important legislation," Bennett said at the start of Sunday's
cabinet meeting, adding that such a bill must be passed before any new talks begin.
"Timing is crucial, since it is important to make clear, before the start of a diplomatic process, that Jerusalem will never be divided under any circumstance,"
he vowed.
Normally a bill requires only 50 votes to pass. If Bennett's legislation is approved, it would be much more difficult to attain the number of votes needed
should the Knesset ever debate a move to cede part of Jerusalem to the Palestinians.
Bennett pointed out that several former prime ministers had proposed giving up part of Jerusalem to the Arabs, but
that the notion was "obsolete."
that the notion was "obsolete."
"The ideas put forward by Ehud Barak in 2000 and Ehud Olmert in 2007 to hand over the Old City, Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives to the Palestinians
- are obsolete. I am certain the bill will easily pass."
Left-wing opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) said that Bennett's bill would "destroy the chance for peace."
"Whoever presents such baseless initiatives doesn't really care about Jerusalem but only about destroying the diplomatic process and the chance of guaranteeing
a Jewish and democratic Israel," Herzog tweeted.
Bennett replied on Twitter, "The opposite, Herzog. The only way to real peace is to make clear from the start that Jerusalem is not a subject for negotiation."
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