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Mosby

(17,485 posts)
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 05:41 PM Nov 2016

Trump suggests son-in-law Kushner could help broker peace

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he would “love” to clinch a deal to end the intractable conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, despite the checkered history of US attempts to broker a Middle East peace agreement.

“I would love to be the one who made peace with Israel and the Palestinians, that would be such a great achievement,” Trump said in a meeting with staffers from The New York Times. “Because nobody’s been able to do it,” he said.

Trump added that though “really great people” have told him it is “impossible” to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians, “I disagree, I think you can make peace. I think people are tired now of being shot, killed. At some point, when do they come? I think we can do that. I have reason to believe I can do that.”

A New York Times reporter tweeted that Trump also suggested that his son-in-law Jared Kushner could help broker the deal. US-brokered talks between Israel and the Palestinians, led by US Secretary of State John Kerry, ended in failure two and a half years ago.

Asked whether Kushner “can be part” of the peacemaking effort, Trump said: “Well, I think he’d be very good at it. I mean he knows it so well. He knows the region, knows the people, knows the players.”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-would-love-to-broker-peace-between-palestinians-israel/

Posting this for perspective, this is where Trump is coming from regarding the Arab/Israeli conflict.

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Trump suggests son-in-law Kushner could help broker peace (Original Post) Mosby Nov 2016 OP
The nation has fallen into The Twilight Zone. madaboutharry Nov 2016 #1
In the words of an old Army sergeant COLGATE4 Nov 2016 #2
8th grader?!... I think you're giving that dumb-ass tRumpster fire WAYYY too much credit! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2016 #3
Yeah. I was overly generous. COLGATE4 Nov 2016 #4
Why does he think his son in law, who is Jewish, has this magical ability? dixiegrrrrl Nov 2016 #5
As the finance people Turbineguy Nov 2016 #6
LMAO. Trump opposes a Palestinian state. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #7

madaboutharry

(41,361 posts)
1. The nation has fallen into The Twilight Zone.
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 05:45 PM
Nov 2016

Any moment Rod Serling is going to walk through the door and begin to speak:

"America, 2016 to be exact, was a time when people believed the earth was round, the sky blue, up was up and down was down...but then one November day...."

COLGATE4

(14,840 posts)
2. In the words of an old Army sergeant
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 06:03 PM
Nov 2016

"Un-fucking-believable" He really does have the intellectual ability of a sub-average 8th grader.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
5. Why does he think his son in law, who is Jewish, has this magical ability?
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 07:14 PM
Nov 2016

Is it because he is Jewish? Is that supposed to be the deciding skill?

Put another way...how does the SIL know " the region, knows the people, knows the players.” ???????????

Turbineguy

(38,396 posts)
6. As the finance people
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 07:22 PM
Nov 2016

who steer you into bad investments say.... "past performance is not indicative of future profits."

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