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As US peace plan rollout approaches, Palestinians voice rejection

Even before the long-touted US Middle East peace plan is announced, Palestinian officials have already rejected the deal, saying it will inevitably favor Israel.

White House senior advisor Jared Kushner smiles while listening to U.S. President Donald Trump talk as the president meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1A2FC15190
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner smiles while listening to US President Donald Trump talk as the president meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, US, March 25, 2019. — REUTERS/Carlos Barria

As the rollout for the United States’ long-expected Middle East vision for Israeli-Palestinian peace approaches, Palestinian voices rejecting the process and the authors of the plan have risen.

A White House official speaking to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity stressed that the US peace team has “written a vision for peace comprised of many pages — enough for each Israeli and Palestinian to read and imagine what peace could look like and what their lives could be if we succeed.”

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