The peace plan unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this year was meant to save the two-state solution, White House advisor Jared Kushner told reporters late Wednesday, adding the solution was indeed still on the table.
"We were trying to save the two-state solution," Kushner told reporters Wednesday, according to media reports. "If we kept going with the status quo… ultimately, Israel would have eaten up all the land in the West Bank," he said.
Israel last year announced plans to effectively annex swathes of the West Bank, a move that drew international condemnation and warnings of potential sanctions. The United Arab Emirates has repeatedly said the normalization deal it signed with Israel last month was geared at ending the annexation plan, which Jerusalem has now suspended. -Full Report
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