Here's an early look at Jared Kushner's Middle East peace plan

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President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner is set to unveil his "peace to prosperity" plan at an international conference in Bahrain next week. But Reuters got an early look at the economic half of the Trump administration's effort to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Here are the key elements of the plan which can only take place if a political solution is reached:

Economic revival — The total plan costs $50 billion with more than half going to Palestinian territories over ten years. The rest would be split between Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.