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Jason Greenblatt

Envoy says after spending more than three years traveling to Arab capitals, he “came to learn that we agree on far more than we disagree on.”
“I will continue building relationships between Israel and its neighbors in the region to work on what once seemed impossible—building together an economic bridge of peace,” said former U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt.
“[He] has done an amazing job representing the United States, working tirelessly to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians,” said Republican Jewish Coalition executive director Matt Brooks.
“I am grateful to have been part of a team that drafted a vision for peace; [it] has the potential to vastly improve the lives of millions of Israelis, Palestinians and others in the region,” he said.
“Another savage attack by Palestinian terrorists kills an Israeli teenager enjoying time with her family. This isn’t the path to peace, just endless suffering,” tweeted U.S. special envoy to the Mideast Jason Greenblatt.
U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt is convinced that both the Palestinians and Israelis want the decades of conflict to end.
U.S. Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt tells the U.N. Security Council “international consensus is not international law,” and that Jerusalem is “today and forever” the capital of Israel.
U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt tells PBS “NewsHour” that Israel is trying its best to succeed, despite facing terrorism “from the moment of its formation.”
“We have to deal with everybody to make this work,” said U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt. “We cannot make a comprehensive peace unless we make sure that we are dealing with the representatives of all the Palestinian people.”
Arab League official: The participation of an official U.S. delegation in the unveiling of an ancient Jerusalem road “proves the American administration’s absolute bias.”
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman responded to accusations by the Palestinian Authority Foreign Ministry: “Fake News: ‘Friedman uses sledgehammer to destroy wall under Palestinian homes.’ Real News: ‘Friedman uses sledgehammer to break ceremonial cardboard wall to open once-in-a-century archaeological discovery.’ ”
“Betrayal is the PA arresting its own people for having the courage to discuss new ideas for a better life,” U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt wrote on Twitter.