At this rate, the officials feared, the Trump plan might never see the light of day.
The White House team working on the Mideast plan made the decision to shift: They would release the plan before the future of Israel's government was settled-provided that both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival endorsed it and that they gathered a palette of international support.
It was part of a series of shifts that the Trump team, headed by the president's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, was forced to make during the years the plan was under development and after it was released, according to current and former administration officials involved in the effort.
The Trump plan veered from that by presenting a proposed final outcome, favoring Israeli positions over Palestinian views on borders, boundaries and other issues.
A small group of senior officials in the administration were briefed and some, including Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, were given copies to read. The Mideast team kept the plan off email and would meet often in person, clutching paper copies of the text and marking up changes by hand.
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. What effect do you think the Trump administration's Mideast peace plan will have on relations between the Israelis and Palestinians? Join the conversation below.
The European Union didn't come out strongly in favor, saying it would study the Trump plan.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-mideast-plan-arose-from-a-secretive-shifting-two-year-effort-11580600400?mod=hp_listc_pos1
The White House team working on the Mideast plan made the decision to shift: They would release the plan before the future of Israel's government was settled-provided that both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival endorsed it and that they gathered a palette of international support.
It was part of a series of shifts that the Trump team, headed by the president's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, was forced to make during the years the plan was under development and after it was released, according to current and former administration officials involved in the effort.
The Trump plan veered from that by presenting a proposed final outcome, favoring Israeli positions over Palestinian views on borders, boundaries and other issues.
A small group of senior officials in the administration were briefed and some, including Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, were given copies to read. The Mideast team kept the plan off email and would meet often in person, clutching paper copies of the text and marking up changes by hand.
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. What effect do you think the Trump administration's Mideast peace plan will have on relations between the Israelis and Palestinians? Join the conversation below.
The European Union didn't come out strongly in favor, saying it would study the Trump plan.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-mideast-plan-arose-from-a-secretive-shifting-two-year-effort-11580600400?mod=hp_listc_pos1
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