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    Trump's still-murky Israeli-Palestinian peace plan already meeting stiff opposition

    by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times May 27, 2019 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON - After numerous false starts, the Trump administration is finally preparing to unveil its long-promised Mideast peace plan in coming weeks, and initial indications suggest it is aimed at pleasing Israel while offering financial incentives to the Palestinians but no pathway to statehood, their primary demand.

    The White House has said it will begin the rollout at a U.S.-led conference in Bahrain on June 25-26, where Trump administration officials will reveal economic parts of the plan. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said the full plan will be released this summer.

    "The White House has a vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians," Pompeo said at a celebration in Washington this month marking the 71st anniversary of the founding of Israel. "It offers an

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