Progressive Jewish Groups Dismiss Trump S Middle East Peace Plan As Utterly Bankrupt And A Sham
Trump announced the plan on Tuesday, standing next to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was formally indicted on corruption charges earlier in the day. Trump argued that the plan was the “closest we’ve ever come” to a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but on Monday he had told reporters that there had been no direct negotiations with the Palestinians. Emily Mayer, the co-founder of progressive Jewish group IfNotNow, called the plan “utterly bankrupt....