Hopes dim further on US Middle East plan 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseAlready low hopes for a US peace plan in the Middle East dimmed further Monday as President Donald Trump acknowledged widespread doubts and his son-in-law Jared Kushner suggested Palestinians weren’t ready to govern themselves. The Trump administration, which has staunchly supported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has seen a surprise bump in its rollout after the right-wing prime minister failed to form a coalition, triggering new elections. But, he said: “It is just simply not true.”“I think there will be things in this plan that lots of people like,” he said. In turn, the political plan is expected to avoid calling for the creation of a Palestinian state — the key goal of decades of sometimes intense US diplomacy.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 03, 2019 16:18 UTC