New US Middle East Envoy Visits Israel To Discuss Peace Plan

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U.S. President Donald Trump and US Special Representative for the Middle East Avi Berkowitz are seen in the White House. (Photo: Courtesy)

JERUSALEM (Israel Hayom) — U.S. Special Representative for the Middle East Avi Berkowitz arrived in Israel on Sunday for a series of discussions with top Israeli officials.

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This will be Berkowitz’s first visit to Israel since stepping in for Jason Greenblatt, who resigned as U.S. President Donald Trump’s emissary in November.

The visit signals that Washington is still interested in pushing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, despite all but shelving its long-awaited peace plan after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a government following the country’s April 9 election.

During his stay in Israel, Berkowitz is expected to meet with Netanyahu, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and other senior officials.

The White House has stated in the past that Trump’s “deal of the century” has been completed, but that it will be presented only when both the Israelis and the Palestinians are ready for it.

The prolonged political stalemate has pushed back the release of the plan, as the Trump administration, which was preparing to release the peace plan in the spring of 2019, has said it will do so only after a new government is formed, meaning following the March 2 elections.


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GoldinaMedina
GoldinaMedina
4 years ago

Is this a joke? A mid east peace plan? Now? Maybe a Plan to distract from IMPEACHMENT TRIAL in SENATE.

GoldnaMedina
GoldnaMedina
4 years ago

Psychotic trumpf has twice threatened to attack Iranian “cultural” centers. Like the Great Synagogue in Ishfahan? A woman’s center in Teheran? A kindegarten in Qom? Attacking cultural centers is a WAR CRIME!

PaulinSaudi
PaulinSaudi
4 years ago

He has a plan? Who doesn’t have a plan? His plan is so good he will only tell us about it when the parties are ready for it. Nonsense. He has a plan the parties will not accept. He has a useless plan.

J Street are Jewish Kapos
J Street are Jewish Kapos
4 years ago

Haaaaa.
Trump needs a plan…..cultural centers.. Haaaaa… Can you people believe that there are Yids who are on Iran’s side.
Well , I’ll be a monkey’s uncle in a frock..
Oh my,.. Haaass

J Street are Jewish Kapos
J Street are Jewish Kapos
4 years ago

Hey Goldn,
Iran is threatening Israel every day to eradicate Jewish cultural centers and you take their side? You lost it, drunkard.
You’re a drekigge jude scheisse

The "Plan" Clowns
The "Plan" Clowns
4 years ago

Oh plan, now. Are you just now off your rockers or were you born that way. This is just unbelievable.

anonymous
anonymous
4 years ago

MADina doesn’t care that Iranian rockets from Gaza destroyed schools and killed Jews. He just hates Trump even if his own insane head gets blasted.