US to hold Bahrain economic conference to launch Middle East peace plan
- Official does not confirm Israeli and Palestinian attendance
- Palestinians believe peace plan will be in favour of Israel
The US will hold an international economic “workshop” in Bahrain in late June, seeking to encourage investment in the Palestinian territories as the first part of Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan, the White House said on Sunday.
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