(AP-Washington Post) Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller - U.S. officials say the Trump administration is staffing up a Middle East policy team at the White House in anticipation of unveiling its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The National Security Council last week asked the State Department, Pentagon, intelligence agencies and Congress to detail personnel to the team for six months to a year to work on political and security details, economic matters, and strategic communications. The creation of a White House team is evidence that a plan is advancing.
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