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    Money first, politics later. Did Bahrain advance Mideast peace?

    Jul 05, 2019 4 minutes

    At the Bahrain conference that marked the long-awaited first phase of the Trump Middle East peace plan, senior adviser Jared Kushner and White House envoy Jason Greenblatt unveiled a detailed $50 billion aid package to the Palestinians, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt.

    Among the initiatives: a road and rail corridor between Gaza and the West Bank, regional desalination and energy projects, international investment, and easing borders to integrate the West Bank and Gaza into the global market.

    But the conference had come under substantial advance criticism in the Arab world, especially among Palestinians, with many declaring it a failure from the start. One week later, what do we know?

    Was there progress, or was it a missed opportunity?

    There certainly is a sense in Washington and in European and Arab capitals of a missed opportunity.

    Bahrain was economics. What is the political plan?Are Israelis on board with what the U.S. is offering?Are Arabs and Israelis closer to peace?Where do the Palestinians go from here?

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