Trump to launch peace conference with Arab leaders in Camp David

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Published: 2019-07-31 15:04

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Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner is set to invite Arab Mideast leaders to a peace conference in the U.S. during his visit to the region, launched on Wednesday, according to Ynet news

The peace conference is to take place in Camp David, the U.S. President's country retreat and U.S. President Donald Trump is set to present his Mideast Peace Plan during the conference.

According to an unnamed source in Washington, the conference is set to take place before the September 17 elections in Israel; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dremer were involved in the designing the plan.

However, the source believes Netanyahu will not take place in the conference since his presence will make it difficult for Kushner to convince Arab leaders to attend it.

On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, the security cabinet unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to build 700 housing units for Palestinians living in the West Bank’s Area C, which is under full Israeli civil and security control.

Kushner is set to travel to Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to hold talks during his current visit.

Trump is expected to present the peace plan in Camp David without going into details and conditions; yes to a Palestinian entity, but not necessarily a Palestinian state, yes to Palestinian presence in Jerusalem, but not necessarily as a capital.