WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday he would release his long-awaited Mideast peace plan on Tuesday as he welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House for two days of meetings. “Tomorrow at 12 o’clock, we’ll be announcing a plan,” Mr. Trump said, confirming reports that he would unveil a proposal, nearly three years in the making, that aims to resolve one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. Speaking alongside Mr. Netanyahu, Mr. Trump said that “it’s the closest we’ve ever come” to an agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians, an opinion almost unanimously rejected by analysts and foreign diplomats who see it as heavily weighted in favor of Israel. While Mr. Trump predicted that “we will ultimately have the support of the Palestinians,” that seems a distant prospect.

Source: New York Times January 27, 2020 17:48 UTC