In apparent dismissal of two-state solution, Kushner says past efforts ‘failed’

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner says the administration’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan will “demand tough compromises from Israelis and Palestinians.”

Interviewed live at Time Magazine’s conference, Kushner says: “Normally they start with a process … what we’ve done is the opposite.” He says the document will be a “detailed proposal.”

Asked whether the proposal will include the two-state solution, Kushner says: “We’ve taken what i think is an unconventional approach. We’ve studied the past efforts and how they failed and why they failed. If people focus on the old traditional talking points we’re never going to make progress.”

He mentions the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative — which included a two-state solution — and says he thinks it was “a very good attempt, but if that would’ve worked we would’ve made peace a long time ago on that basis.”

He says the strategy is centering around “how do we make life for Palestinians better?” and “how do we make Israel safer?”

Confirming widely reported details, Kushner adds that “we’re going to wait until after Ramadan now.” The Muslim holy month ends June 4.