John Bolton says no timetable for Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan

August 22, 2018 02:02 pm | Updated 02:02 pm IST - JERUSALEM

 U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Jerusalem on August 21, 2018.

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Jerusalem on August 21, 2018.

President Donald Trump’s national security advisor says there’s no timetable for releasing the administration’s much-anticipated Mideast peace plan.

John Bolton said on Wednesday in Jerusalem that a “lot of progress” has been made, but he refused to speculate 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 toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Palestinians have indicated they consider it a non-starter given Mr. Trump’s bias toward Israel and his unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as its capital.

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

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