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May 30, 2019

Israeli Knesset Dissolved as PM Netanyahu Fails to Form Ruling Coalition
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In Israel, new elections have been called after Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government after six weeks of
negotiations following the April 9 election. The news comes as the
United States is promoting a controversial Middle East peace plan drawn
up by President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Kushner is in Israel
today along with special envoy Jason Greenblatt, but the Israeli
newspaper Haaretz reports the political crisis in Israel could kill the
U.S. plan. The U.S. has scheduled a conference in Bahrain next month to
unveil part of the plan. Palestinian officials have already vowed to
boycott the conference and have dismissed any attempts to tackle peace
talks in the region without addressing human rights and the Israeli
occupation. We'll have more on Israeli politics and Jared Kushner's
so-called deal of the century after headlines with Palestinian diplomat
Hanan Ashrawi in Ramallah.


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