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U.S. Working on an Israel-Palestinian Deal
(McClatchy) Franco Ordonez - A negotiating team led by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is working with Israeli and Palestinian officials to try to agree on a basic list of principles that could be used as the framework for future negotiations, according to U.S. and former Israeli officials. Teams of Palestinian and Israeli negotiators are expected to visit Washington separately in the coming weeks. During a recent visit to the region, Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, special representative for international negotiations, asked the negotiators to each bring to Washington a list of about a dozen issues that they would like to be part of the negotiations. Those close to the talks say it would be a significant accomplishment if the two sides can find enough common ground for a signed declaration outlining what they'd like to achieve. The hope is that the Israelis and Palestinians, along with Arab Gulf states, can eventually reach a basic commitment on a U.S.-led process that includes some form of Palestinian independence and a comprehensive security agreement between the Arab nations and Israel, a former Israeli official said.