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    Opinion: Trump's Fundamentally Flawed 'Vision' For Mideast Peace

    Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel
    by Daniel B. Shapiro Jan 30, 2020 4 minutes
    Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas delivers a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, following the announcement by President Trump of the Mideast peace plan.

    Daniel B. Shapiro (@DanielBShapiro) is a visiting fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. He served as U.S. ambassador to Israel and on the National Security Council during the Obama administration.

    When President Trump issued his "Vision for Peace, Prosperity, and a Brighter Future for Israel and the Palestinian People" at the White House on Tuesday, I was reminded that no one should be more humble about critiquing new Middle East peace initiatives than those who have taken part in previous ones. I am in the club of U.S. government officials who poured thousands of hours into that effort — and failed.

    So I appreciate President Trump, Jared Kushner and their colleagues' hard work over three years to

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