Amid Iran Crisis, Russia’s Mideast Presence Just Keeps Growing

One example: At the peak of the pre-war crises around Iran, German Chancellor Merkel has gone to see Putin, not Trump, looking for solutions.....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/amid-iran-crisis-russias-mideast-presence-just-keeps-growing

Graham: 'I will not invest a dime' in Mideast peace plan that results in one state - The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a close ally of President Trump, said Tuesday he would "not invest a dime" in a proposed solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that results in one state.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/451422-graham-i-will-not-invest-a-dime-in-mideast-peace-plan-that-results-in-one

The real goal of Jared Kushner's peace plan - CNN

Aaron David Miller writes that Donald Trump's peace plan on the Israel-Palestine conflict has proven so far to be pretty much a fraught affair. The administration's agenda is clearly focused on not just killing the two-state solution, but to make it harder for its successors to embrace.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/18/opinions/real-goal-israel-palestinian-kushner-peace-plan-opinion-miller/index.html

Pompeo admits Kushner peace plan is likely unworkable as Trump's son-in-law dehumanizes Palestinians - Raw Story

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted that the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan could be seen as "unexecutable" while Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, suggested that Palestinians aren't capable of governing themselves. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/pompeo-admits-kushner-peace-plan-is-likely-unworkable-as-trumps-son-in-law-dehumanizes-palestinians/

Israel’s political crisis adds to the farce of Trump’s Mideast project - The Washington Post: Analysis

An ill-fated peace plan looks even more doomed....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/31/israels-political-crisis-adds-farce-trumps-mideast-project/

Ireland, worried about peace process, considers recognition of a Palestinian state - The Washington Post

"Who knows what the U.S. will propose?" Simon Coveney said of the promised Trump administration Middle East peace plan.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/09/28/ireland-worried-about-peace-process-considers-recognition-palestinian-state/

Palestinians: White House Mideast peace plan "dead upon arrival" - CBS News

Furious over Trump admin's perceived pro-Israel bias, Palestinian leadership vows it is "not going to engage" ....
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/palestinian-says-donald-trump-white-house-middle-east-peace-plan-dead-on-arrival/

Jared Kushner By Day: Mideast Peace. Kushner Companies By Night: Donating to a West Bank Settlement. — ProPublica

As Jared Kushner leads the U.S. government's effort to develop an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation is funding a hardline Israeli settlement in the West Bank. The charitable fund made a donation of at least $18,000 at the "Master Builders" level to American Friends of Bet El Yeshiva Center, according to a donor book distributed at the group's annual gala Sunday evening.
https://www.propublica.org/article/jared-kushner-kushner-companies-donating-west-bank-settlement#137758