Jared Kushner

Who Is Avi Berkowitz, the Kushner Adviser Stepping in to Work on Israeli-Palestinian Peace?

There isn’t a ton of public knowledge about the 30-year-old assistant to Jared Kushner. Here's what we do know

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver remarks before a dinner at Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, May 22, 2017.

Trump Envoy Says No Part of Mideast Peace Plan Will Be Released Before Israeli Election

Jason Greenblatt's announcement comes days after U.S. president sparked speculation by saying 'you may see what the deal looks like before the election'

Donald Trump speaks during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 26, 2019.

Trump Hints That Parts of Peace Plan May Be Released Before Israeli Election

U.S. President says the entire plan would not be released before the election, but we 'may see what the deal looks like' before September 17

Donald Trump speaks to reporters in Morristown New Jersey, August 18, 2019.

Trump Says He Will Likely Wait to Release Mideast Peace Plan Until After Israeli Election

Israel is set to hold their second election this year on September 17

A Palestinian man shows his money after receiving his salary in the southern Gaza Strip November 9, 2018.

Opinion Kushner's Objective: An Economic Carrot to Change the Palestinian Narrative

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meeting with Kushner and his delegation in Cairo, August 1, 2019

Egypt's Sissi Calls for Palestinian State During Kushner Visit

The Trump administration has not endorsed the Palestinian demand for statehood as part of the peace plan Kushner is trying to sell

Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to the U.S. President and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem, July 31, 2019.

Kushner Meets With Netanyahu After Jordan Visit to Discuss Mideast Peace Plan

Abdullah II tells U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser plan must be based on two-state solution, with E. J'lem as Palestinian capital

In this Monday, July 29, 2019, photo, townhouses stand at The Commons at White Marsh, owned by the Kushner Cos., in Middle River, Md.

Trump ‘Rodent’ Tweets Ring True at Kushner-owned Apartments

Jared Kushner’s family real estate firm owns thousands of apartments and townhomes in the Baltimore area, and some have been criticized for the disrepair and neglect Trump has referred to

Jason Greenblatt, left, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in March.

Trump Envoy Greenblatt: Israeli-Palestinian Peace 'Iran's Worst Nightmare'

Opinion coincides with a tour of the Middle East this week by Greenblatt and Jared Kushner, amid rising tensions with Tehran

Netanyahu during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, May, 2019.

Israel Approves Permits for 715 Palestinian Homes in West Bank Towns

Cabinet decision on Area C construction comes days before Trump envoy Kushner is expected in Israel for talks on Middle East peace plan

Israel Discusses Plans to Build Both Settlements and Palestinian Houses in West Bank's Area C

Plans include 700 Palestinian and 6,000 settlement units, Kan reports. However it is unclear whether new homes will be erected or existing ones will be legalized

Jared Kushner listens as he attends a working breakfast on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.

Kushner, Other Senior U.S. Officials to Visit Mideast Next Week for Talks on Economic Chapter of Peace Plan

Source tells Haaretz that while trip will focus on economic part of peace plan, some talks will be devoted to Iran and recent Gulf tensions

Jared Kushner speaks at the "Peace to Prosperity" conference in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019.

Kushner Reassures Evangelicals: Israel's Security a Priority in Trump Peace Plan

Jared Kushner met with Christian evangelical leaders as part of a week-long effort by senior officials to shore up support for Trump among evangelical pro-Israel activists

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is interviewed by Reuters at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2019

Opinion Jared Kushner's Plan for Palestine Is Even Crazier Than You Thought

Kushner's 'economic peace' plan repeatedly claims that occupied Palestine can model itself after Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. That's certainly ambitious – but also ignorant, absurd and even dangerous

File photo: Karlie Kloss and her husband, Josh Kushner, in New York City, April 26, 2016

'Shabbat Has Brought So Much Meaning Into My Life:' Karlie Kloss on Her Conversion to Judaism

Supermodel says she didn't only convert for husband Josh Kushner, but for their shared future

Kushner at the 'Peace to Prosperity' conference in Manama, Bahrain, June 26, 2019.

Kushner Says to Announce Next Steps on Mideast Peace 'As Soon as Next Week'

Trump administration team still working on the political chapter, following release of the plan's economic chapter last month

Jerusalem's Old City with the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest accessible prayer site, in the foreground and the Dome of the Rock in the background. June 24, 2019

Opinion A Saudi’s Advice for Kushner: How Your Peace Plan Can Still Avoid Catastrophic Failure

If President Trump's advisor wants to keep his Mideast plan alive, he’s got to harness popular Arab and Islamic support. That means changing course, away from economics – and dealing with Jerusalem first

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa and International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde listening to White House adviser during the Bahrain summit, June 25, 2019.

Analysis While Jews and Arabs Mingled in Bahrain, Israelis and Palestinians Met a Thousand Miles Away

Myth on Israel and Gulf countries' estrangement was shattered at Trump's economic summit ■ Confab laid cornerstone for normalization between Israel and moderate Sunnis, but only a diplomatic plan can set developments in motion

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019

Explained The Real Reason Egypt Is Unlikely to Join Kushner's Peace Plan - Despite Needing Help in Sinai

Sisi and his foreign minister have ruled out going against Palestinian wishes, while strongly dismissing the idea that Gaza be expanded into the Sinai

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner gives a speech at the opening of the 'Peace to Prosperity' conference in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019.

Bahrain Day 2: Kushner Says Palestinians Have No Reason Not to Trust Trump

Kushner says Palestinians 'don't have a great track record of getting a deal done. I'll keep doing it the way that we want to do it' ■ Head of IMF: Israel must ease movement restrictions

Saudi Minister of State Mohammed al-Shaikh, center, arriving for the second day of a U.S.-sponsored Middle East economic conference on June 26, 2019 in the Bahraini capital Manama.

While U.S. Talks, Europe Pays: EU Following Bahrain Gathering With Dose of Suspicion

Multi-billion-dollar investments are being talked about, but European taxpayers are the ones footing the bill for existing projects in the Palestinian territories – while the U.S. keeps slashing the budget

Emirati businessman Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of Dubai-based Emaar Properties, (R) is seen at the "Peace to Prosperity" conference in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019.

In Bahrain, Air of Israeli-Arab Normalization and a Message to Iran

Israeli and Arab businessmen openly mingled at the non-alcoholic cocktail parties, while some Palestinians defied the boycott

A Palestinian demonstrator burning a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest against Bahrain's workshop for U.S. Middle East peace plan, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 25, 2019.

Analysis It Won’t Bring Peace, but the Bahrain Conference Is Still Important

Just by taking place, Jared Kushner’s conference has moved the needle against the Palestinians and in the direction of Netanyahu’s vision for the Middle East

U.S. President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S., May 3, 2017.

Analysis Bahrain Debacle Marks Crash of Trump Team’s Campaign to Diss Palestinians Into Submission

Kushner’s Peace for Prosperity includes Utopian projects funded by non-existent money as part of peace deal that won’t happen

Opinion Kushner’s Ship in the Desert

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner during an interview in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2019

Kushner: Deal Will Be Something Between Arab Peace Initiative and Israeli Position

Initiative by Arab countries proposed a Palestinian state along 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the right of return for refugees - points which have been rejected by Israel

Workers place a banner at the pavilion where the event takes place outside Four Seasons Hotel in Manama, Bahrain June 24, 2019.

As Winds of War Blow in Gulf, Trump Will Try to Workshop Mideast Peace

Bahraini government representatives treat Washington's guests very courteously, but beyond the calm of Manama, the atmosphere is tense

Palestinians stamp on protest signs showing the crossed-out faces of Netanyahu, Trump, King Hamad al-Khalifa of Bahrain, and the Saudi Crown Prince, Bethlehem, June 16, 2019.

'There Is No Purely Economic Solution to the Palestinian Economy’s Problems'

Kushner's plan includes a few surprises that could change the face of the region. But does it have everything the Palestinian economy needs?

A member of the The Parents Circle Families Forum organization featured in a picture posted by the White House to explain the economic part of the peace plan.

Opinion We Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian Parents Will Not Be Pawns in Kushner’s Peace Plan

The White House cut our funding — but now they use our photos to promote their ‘Economy First’ plan for Mideast peace