Kushner's clues to peace deal raise more questions than answers
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner recently talked about the administration's long-awaited Mideast peace plan, saying Gaza and the West Bank must be united under one leadership, which raised speculation and doubt in Palestinian circles.
The US administration has been working on a Mideast peace plan since President Donald Trump made it to the White House in January 2017. Two years later, the proposal has yet to be unveiled, though talk is growing about its imminent release after Israel's April 9 elections.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, talked about some aspects of the proposal in a Feb. 25 interview. He told Sky News Arabia the United States would like to see the West Bank and Gaza Strip "unified under one leadership and come together."
"There has been a lot of discussion between Hamas and through Fatah, but I think what the people want is a government that doesn’t have corruption," he added.
Bringing both sides "together under one governing structure" would greatly improve the Palestinian economy, which has been weakened by the absence of peace, he said.
