Political chaos in Israel deals blow to Jared Kushner’s peace plan

Jared Kushner’s visit to Jerusalem to promote his troubled Middle East peace plan appeared to abruptly lose its remaining energy after an overnight crisis in Israeli politics plunged the country into a months-long election campaign. With no guarantees Benjamin Netanyahu’s Trump-friendly government will stay in power past the summer, any progress made with Kushner – Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser – is at risk of being revoked by the next Israeli administration. One month after Israelis voted in a national poll, Netanyahu failed to form a government by a midnight deadline on Wednesday and chose to push parliament to disband rather than risk political foe Benny Gantz snatching the premiership from his grasp. New elections are set for 17 September, and the next government may not take power until October, possibly later. As it did earlier this year for April’s polls, Washington will likely delay releasing details of its plan until the campaign is over. By that point Donald Trump will be gearing up for his own 2020 campaign, and will then be the one unable to make long-term guarantees on behalf of his country. The Palestinian leadership has already rejected Washington’s undisclosed plan, citing Trump’s pro-Israel bias, and more [...]

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