Trump's Middle East envoy faces resistance at U.N. Security Counci
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A plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians cannot rely on global consensus, inconclusive international law and "unclear" United Nations resolutions, U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, sparking pushback from several countries.
Jason Greenblatt and senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner have spent two years developing the plan - made up of political and economic components - which they hope will provide a framework for renewed talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Greenblatt said Trump hoped to make a decision "soon" on whether to release the closely held plan before or after an Israeli election in September. Kushner and Greenblatt have not said if it calls for a two-state solution, a goal of past peace efforts.
The Security Council has long endorsed a vision of two states living side by side within secure and recognized borders. The Palestinians want a state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, all territory captured by Israel in 1967.
"If that were achievable, I think we'd already have peace. It's not achievable," Greenblatt told reporters, adding the "60-or-so"-page plan "does not contain a one-state solution."
