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U.S.: No Deadline for Mideast Peace Plan
(Washington Post) Anne Gearan - With President Trump's Middle East peace plan stalled, administration officials are focusing on improving conditions in Gaza, despite PA President Abbas saying last month that he rejected a U.S.-organized economic package for Gaza. The larger peace proposal has been stymied by the Palestinian Authority, which remains incensed at Trump's decision last year to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. "We definitely have a Gaza focus right now because the situation is the way it is, and we want to try to help," said a senior Trump administration official. "But it's not as though we think we need to fix Gaza first before we would air the peace plan." "There is really no deadline," the official said. "We're here for, what, another two and a half years? Or six and a half years. So, on our side, we have the luxury of time and can be patient. The plan isn't going to change."