Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Jared Kushner, US Peace Team Face Credibility Test in Bahrain
News
By News
Published 6 years ago on
June 25, 2019

Share

[aggregation-styles]

Manama, Bahrain (CNN) — In the Trump administration’s vision of the future, Gaza City looks a lot more like Tel Aviv: a bustling metropole with scintillating beaches, beckoning tourists from around the world who have no reason to fear the potential for Israeli airstrikes.
Palestinians — who today face stringent travel restrictions — would be free to travel between the West Bank and Gaza thanks to a $5 billion highway and railway connecting the territories. And major international investors spooked by instability and roadblocks to trade would inject billions of dollars of capital into the Palestinian economy, doubling GDP and cutting the poverty rate in half.
But when President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner takes the stage at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bahrain’s capital on Tuesday to paint that picture, he won’t be addressing the most pressing questions that need answers if that distant dream has any chance of becoming reality. And as of yet, neither he nor Trump have built up enough good will with Palestinians to convince them this vision offers anything more than a financial tradeoff for their aspirations of achieving a sovereign Palestinian state, something they have made clear they will not accept.

Read More →

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

UP NEXT

Rise of the Anti-“Woke” Democrat

Giants Edge Rockies on Yastrzemski’s RBI. They’ve Won 6 Straight Games by 1 Run

1 hour ago

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Teaching Antisemitism in Arizona’s Public Schools

16 hours ago

California Governor Says ‘Democracy Is Under Assault’ by Trump as Feds Intervene in LA Protests

LOS ANGELES — Calling President Donald Trump a threat to the American way of life, Gov. Gavin Newsom depicted the federal military intervent...

8 minutes ago

8 minutes ago

California Governor Says ‘Democracy Is Under Assault’ by Trump as Feds Intervene in LA Protests

40 minutes ago

Nintendo Switch 2 Smashes Record as Company’s Fastest-Selling Console

46 minutes ago

Machado Pounds Devastated Dodgers Pitching Staff in Easy Padres Win

1 hour ago

Giants Edge Rockies on Yastrzemski’s RBI. They’ve Won 6 Straight Games by 1 Run

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, applauds for those affected by the Los Angeles area wildfires as she gives the State of the State address in the House of Representatives at the state Capitol with Speaker of the House Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, left, and Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, flanking the governor on Jan. 13, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP File)
16 hours ago

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Teaching Antisemitism in Arizona’s Public Schools

Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
16 hours ago

US Rep. LaMonica McIver Indicted on Federal Charges From Skirmish at New Jersey Immigration Center

President Donald Trump prepares to deliver remarks during a visit to Fort Bragg to mark the U.S. Army anniversary, in North Carolina, U.S., June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
18 hours ago

US Military Bases to Restore Names Changed After Racial Justice Protests, Trump Says

18 hours ago

Clovis Councilmember Basgall Says He Won’t Run for Re-Election

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend