General Raheel Sharif dining with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Muhammad Bin Salman. PHOTO: Twitter
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg: Jared Kushner's Dreams of Mideast Peace Are Alive
His strategy of developing a relationship with the Saudi crown prince is a step in the right direction.
It was easy to miss it, what with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson being fired and President Donald Trump fueling rumors of more personnel shake-ups. But last week Jared Kushner, presidential adviser and son-in-law, presided over a highly unusual White House conference on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Who participated was noteworthy: Israel was there, alongside Arab states with which it does not have diplomatic relations, such as Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Who didn’t participate was noteworthy too: the Palestinians, who have been boycotting Trump since his announcement that the U.S. will have an embassy in Jerusalem.
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WNU Editor: Too soon to say where this is all going to end up, and the Palestinians have shown no interest to "play ball" after President Trump announced that he was moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. On a side note .... I guess this does not bother Jared Kushner .... Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Boasts That He Has President Trump's Son-In-Law Jared Kushner In His Pocket (March 22, 2018).