Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, says Israel ‘welcomes’ Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as a peace envoy. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, says Israel ‘welcomes’ Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as a peace envoy. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Why does Israel want Trump’s son-in-law to be Middle East peace envoy?

With president-elect seen as closer to Tel Aviv than predecessor Obama, move could make room for more aggressive expansion of Israeli settlements in West Bank

Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, says Israel ‘welcomes’ Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as a peace envoy. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, says Israel ‘welcomes’ Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as a peace envoy. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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