Jared Kushner Meets Netanyahu During One-Day Peace Push
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem.
Kushner is in Israel for a one-day visit to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials in a bid to push Israel and the Palestinians toward renewed peace talks.
“This is an opportunity to pursue our common goals of security, prosperity and peace, and Jared, I welcome you here in that spirit,” Netanyahu said before the start of the Wednesday afternoon meeting,” The Times of Israel reported. “I know of your efforts and the president’s efforts, and I look forward to working with you to reach these common goals.”
Kushner is scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at his West Bank headquarters in Ramallah on Wednesday evening following the Iftar meal breaking the day’s Ramadan fast.
He is reported to be flying out of Israel shortly after midnight Thursday.
Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, arrived in Israel ahead of Kushner on Sunday and met with Netanyahu, Abbas and other officials. He also visited the Malka family as well as the Western Wall.
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