White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that the long-anticipated U.S. peace peace proposal will entail “tough compromises” from Israelis and Palestinians and will be “different” from previous plans.
Speaking at a forum of Time magazine, Kushner said the plan is an effort to improve the lives of Israelis, Palestinians, and the broader region: “I think that what we do is something that allows for Israel to maintain security, but there will be tough compromises for both”.
The senior White House official, who has been developing the plan with Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, said the “focus is really on the bottom up, which is how do you make the lives of the Palestinian people better, what can you resolve to allow these areas to become more investable”, adding that they have “built a robust business plan for the whole region”.
When asked if the plan would focus on the two-state solution, Kushner replied that the approach taken is “unconventional”, explaining that his team had “studied all the different past efforts, and how they failed and why they failed”.
The White House official told foreign ambassadors in Washington last week that the plan would require an “open mind” from both sides.
Kushner announced that plan will be released in early June, after Israel has formed a coalition government and after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends.
