Kushner to Meet With Mideast Leaders in Latest Attempt at Peace Deal<br />In most administrations, crucial diplomatic efforts are given to the secretary of state,<br />but Mr. Trump gave the task of forging a Middle East peace deal to Mr. Kushner, who is also expected to focus on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.<br />11, 2017<br />WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law<br />and senior adviser, will soon travel to the Middle East for yet another foray into trying to forge a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, one of the most difficult diplomatic assignments of the Trump administration.<br />By talking to multiple players in the region, Mr. Kushner may be hoping to recruit Arab countries to offer outlines of a deal<br />that would be difficult for either the Israelis or Palestinians to reject, known as the "outside-in" approach.<br />The discussions will focus on resolving the impediments to peace negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians,<br />but will also cover combating extremism, the official said.<br />Mr. Tillerson spent hours on the phone and days on the ground in the Middle East recently in an unsuccessful attempt to resolve the standoff, which led Saudi Arabia<br />and three other Arab states to slap an embargo on Qatar.<br />The three will hold meetings with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Israel<br />and the Palestinian Authority, said a White House official.
