(CNN) One impeached, the other indicted, they posed as honest brokers with a common vision of a mythical Middle East peace. Masterminded by Jared Kushner, it is another example of the real estate school of diplomacy that he and his father-in-law — both property magnates — keep trying to apply to the most nettlesome global disputes. When he first met the young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un , Trump showed him a corporate-style sales video of gleaming skyscapes -- offering real estate development fantasies in exchange for North Korea's nuclear arsenal. "Much-needed hope, joy, opportunity and prosperity will finally arrive for the Palestinian people" if they sign his deal, he promised. But the Palestinians are not buying it -- pointing to the flaw in Trump's method of putting potential riches before principle.

Source: CNN January 29, 2020 03:56 UTC