There is scepticism over the plan's chances of success in the Middle East
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Donald Trump at the White House. Image: PA Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Donald Trump at the White House. Image: PA US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump hosted Israel’s prime minister and his chief rival at the White House on the eve of unveiling a Middle East peace plan.
There is scepticism over the plan’s chances of success as the Palestinians are refusing to speak to the US president as well as urging other Arab nations to boycott today’s event. He refused to answer questions over whether it would include Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, signalling that it was premature for Palestinians to rule it out.
Speaking to reporters later, Gantz did not disclose details of their conversation, but he did praise the president. Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war, and the Jordan Valley in particular is considered a vital security asset.
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