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U.S. Mideast Plan Is Not Just "Economic Peace"


(Washington Post) Anne Gearan and Souad Mekhennet - "We believe we have a plan that is fair, realistic and implementable that will enable people to live better lives," a senior White House official said Friday. "We looked at past efforts and solicited ideas from both sides and partners in the region with the recognition that what has been tried in the past has not worked. Thus, we have taken an unconventional approach founded on not hiding from reality, but instead speaking truth." "This is not a so-called economic peace. We are taking very seriously both aspects of this, the political, which deals with all the core issues, and the economic," the senior U.S. official said. "We understand that if the political aspect of it is not solid, the economic aspect is meaningless."
2019-04-15 00:00:00
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