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U.S. Envoy Greenblatt Arrives in Israel to Advance Peace Plan

(Jerusalem Post) Michael Wilner - Jason Greenblatt, President Trump's special envoy to the peace process, arrives in Israel this week to continue laying the ground for direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. While PA leaders said they have no intention to receive the U.S. envoy, Greenblatt has been working on a detailed plan already hundreds of pages long, full of U.S. proposals addressing dozens of sticking points in the conflict. His purpose on this current trip is to continue building that structure, on which a peace initiative will ultimately rest, a White House official said Tuesday. His visit is "not about repairing relations - it's about moving forward with this plan. It is a missed opportunity if they don't want to meet - but we're not going to pressure them and push for it. We're going to keep our heads down and continue on." "We can weather this, and we believe that at the end of the day people will realize the president's action will benefit peace," the official said, adding that fallout from the Jerusalem move "has neither affected the timeline or the substance" of the peace effort.
2017-12-20 00:00:00
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