White House sources: US to present limited Mideast plan

U.S. President Donald Trump will only unveil an “agenda for peace” at the U.N. General Assembly meeting next month, due to difficulties encountered by his peace team in recent months and the president’s current legal troubles, a source tells Israel Hayom.

By Ariel Kahana and Israel Hayom Staff

Only the first phase of the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan will be presented at the United Nations General Assembly, a source close to the White House told Israel Hayom on Thursday.

Previous reports claimed U.S. President Donald Trump would unveil his so-called “deal of the ?century” during the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York next month. Trump is set to address the assembly on Sept. 25.

The source said the president would only present a partial outline of the overall peace initiative the White House has been drafting, describing it more as an “agenda for peace.”

The source said the reason for the partial presentation was that the president’s peace team has encountered difficulties in recent months, but also noted Trump’s current legal battles.

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton told reporters in Jerusalem on Wednesday that while there’s been “a lot of progress,” the Trump administration has no timetable for rolling out the much-anticipated peace plan.

 Bolton refused to speculate what the plan entailed or when it may be publicized.

Meanwhile, another source with ties to the administration said the Trump peace plan has not been finalized yet and that efforts to iron out its details would be expanded in the coming months.

August 23, 2018 | 1 Comment »

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  1. Maybe they are waiting for Abbas to croak, or for Abdullah to be chased out, or for the Gaza mess to be resolved, or for Iran and Hezbullah to get out of Syria, or to see whether or not the regime in Tehran can endure, or to reign in our rogue ally in Ankara. In short, the Middle East is a permanent mess. (Weren’t we warned that their hand would always be against their brother?) In the end, a true and lasting peace between Israel and the (fake) palestinians cannot be negotiated. “Peace” will have to be imposed and then upheld through military might. Maybe there will come a time in the future (Messianic age?), when Israel’s right to the land is no longer questioned or challenged, but until then, Israel’s gotta do what it’s gotta do, for the good of its people and for those who are willing to live along side of them in peace.