Kushner to Meet With Mideast Leaders in Latest Attempt at Peace Deal
In most administrations, crucial diplomatic efforts are given to the secretary of state,
but Mr. Trump gave the task of forging a Middle East peace deal to Mr. Kushner, who is also expected to focus on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
11, 2017
WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law
and senior adviser, will soon travel to the Middle East for yet another foray into trying to forge a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, one of the most difficult diplomatic assignments of the Trump administration.
By talking to multiple players in the region, Mr. Kushner may be hoping to recruit Arab countries to offer outlines of a deal
that would be difficult for either the Israelis or Palestinians to reject, known as the "outside-in" approach.
The discussions will focus on resolving the impediments to peace negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians,
but will also cover combating extremism, the official said.
Mr. Tillerson spent hours on the phone and days on the ground in the Middle East recently in an unsuccessful attempt to resolve the standoff, which led Saudi Arabia
and three other Arab states to slap an embargo on Qatar.
The three will hold meetings with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Israel
and the Palestinian Authority, said a White House official.