‘NO tIMEtABlE fOr trUMp’S MIddlE EASt pEACE plAN’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said on Wednesday there was no timetable for releasing the administration’s much-anticipated Mideast peace plan.

John Bolton said a “lot of progress” has been made, but he refused to say what the plan entailed or when it may be publicised. The Trump administration recently began staffing its Mideast policy team ahead of the plan’s expected release.

Trump officials have long promised the most comprehensive package ever put forward towards resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Palestinians have indicated they consider it a non-starter given Trump’s bias toward Israel and his unilateral recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as its capital.

At a West Virginia rally on Tuesday, Trump said Israel will pay a “price” for that move and the Palestinians will “get something very good” in return.

Bolton would not address the Trump comments or say what the Palestinians could expect.

“Work continues,” he said at a Press conference. “There are a lot of consultations and there is no decision on a timetable for when the full details of the plan will be announced.”

Bolton said the Palestinians have “been used as agents by radical leaders over the years for their own political purposes” and that when the plan was rolled out they would discover that the Trump administration wants to give them a chance for a decent life.