Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Wednesday evening with senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, who is on a tour of five Middle East countries before Washington decides on the next step following June’s economic workshop in Bahrain.
A senior White House official said before the meeting that Kushner and the Middle East negotiations team will report back to US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the national security team to “discuss the many potential next steps to expand upon the success of the Bahrain workshop.”
A senior White House official said before the meeting that Kushner and the Middle East negotiations team will report back to US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the national security team to “discuss the many potential next steps to expand upon the success of the Bahrain workshop.”
Yediot Aharonot reported on Wednesday that Trump was planning a summit with Arab leaders at Camp David before the election, where he would present the broad strokes of his Middle East peace plan.
The newspaper, which characterized this as an “election gift” to Netanyahu, asserted that the prime minister and Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer were involved in the planning, even though Netanyahu would not be invited, so as to make participation for the Arab leaders easier.
Dermer, along with US Ambassador David Friedman, took part in the Kushner-Netanyahu meeting, as did Middle East negotiator Jason Greenblatt and US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook.
The newspaper, which characterized this as an “election gift” to Netanyahu, asserted that the prime minister and Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer were involved in the planning, even though Netanyahu would not be invited, so as to make participation for the Arab leaders easier.
Dermer, along with US Ambassador David Friedman, took part in the Kushner-Netanyahu meeting, as did Middle East negotiator Jason Greenblatt and US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook.
A senior White House official said that “no summit has currently been planned.”
Kushner and his team arrived in Jerusalem from Jordan, where he held talks with King Abdullah II. Before meeting the US team, Abdullah met in Abu Dhabi on Saturday with UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, and on Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, in an apparent effort to formulate a united position on the Trump plan.
The US team is expected to leave on Thursday for Egypt, Morocco and Saudi Arabia to discuss the next moves.
Kushner and his team arrived in Jerusalem from Jordan, where he held talks with King Abdullah II. Before meeting the US team, Abdullah met in Abu Dhabi on Saturday with UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, and on Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, in an apparent effort to formulate a united position on the Trump plan.
The US team is expected to leave on Thursday for Egypt, Morocco and Saudi Arabia to discuss the next moves.
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