The White House has squarely blamed Palestinian group Hamas for the killing of 58 protesters by Israeli forces, and stated that the West Asia peace plan the United States is working on will not be impacted either by the violence or the relocated American embassy in Jerusalem that caused it. The White House, on the other hand, blamed the killings on Hamas as well as the protesters, and appeared to be in no mood to spread the blame as some in the US media and policy circles said was needed. The Trump administration also sought to insulate its West Asia peace initiative from the blowback from the embassy relocation. Asked if the White House feared the ongoing protests and killings undermined the plan, Shah said, “No, we don’t. Look, the peace plan will be brought forward at an appropriate time.

Source: Hindustan Times May 15, 2018 04:07 UTC