Trump’s Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt steps down
Greenblatt helped in all of Trump’s moves aimed at bolstering support for Israel, including US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital and Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights
05 September 2019 - 20:31
Washington — Jason Greenblatt, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, plans to resign once the long-delayed US peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians that he has been working on is released, officials said on Thursday.
Greenblatt, who had intended to stay only two years when he began working at the White House in early 2017, is eager to return to his wife and six children who stayed behind at their home in New Jersey, the officials said...
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