Economics
Kushner's Mideast Peace Gamble Puts Economics Ahead of Strife
- Trump’s son-in-law releases blueprint before Bahrain event
- Critics say plan may flop without a clear political blueprint
Jared Kushner
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For those who’d come to doubt that the Trump administration actually had a Middle East peace plan in the works, Jared Kushner proved them half-wrong on Saturday. The president’s son-in-law released a detailed $50 billion road map for the future Palestinian economy, but said nothing about resolving the region’s political troubles.
Kushner’s “Peace to Prosperity” economic blueprint was revealed in a glossy brochure ahead of a two-day workshop the U.S. is hosting in Bahrain, where the Trump administration hopes to persuade other countries to pick up the tab and put the heat on Palestinians to accept the blueprint.