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June 25, 2018

Kushner Says U.S. to Unveil Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan Soon
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President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is also Trump's top
adviser on the Middle East, says the Trump administration will soon roll
out its plan for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Kushner made
the comments during an interview with the newspaper Al-Quds during his
multi-nation trip to the Middle East. In the interview, he also blamed
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for the situation in Gaza,
where the Israeli military has launched a bloody crackdown on Gaza's
nonviolent protests, killing at least 124 Palestinians and wounding
14,000 more. This is chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat responding
to Kushner's comments.

Saeb Erekat: "Mr. Kushner's interview today in Al-Quds newspaper further
clarified that the United States administration of President Trump has
actually moved from the squares of negotiations to the squares of
dictations. They are determined to dictate a solution. They walked away
from the negotiating table."



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