June 19 (UPI) -- Senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East to pursue an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, a White House official said.
The unidentified official said Sunday that Kushner is expected to arrive in Jerusalem on Wednesday and will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, will be accompanied by Jason Greenblatt, a Trump assistant and special representative for international negotiations.