Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner unveils $25 billion plan to transform Gaza into economic hub by 2035

The Board of Peace estimates that more than $25 billion will be needed to develop modern utilities and public services.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on January 4, 2025.
Palestinians stand near the rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2026

As Israel pushes back, Gaza becomes testing ground for emerging post-war governance - analysis

The emergence of a Palestinian technocratic governing committee alongside Trump’s US-backed Board of Peace has triggered sharp Israeli backlash, exposing cabinet rifts and deep unease.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Jared Kushner looks on, as US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks in Hostages square, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 11, 2025

Israel's cabinet members blame Jared Kushner for Turkish, Qatari presence on Gaza board

Ministers said Kushner “derailed” Israel’s 2020 sovereignty declaration and continues to pose obstacles because of close political and economic links with Arab leaders.

|ByYEHUDA SHLEZINGER
Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

Donald Trump sets $1 billion price tag for permanent seats on Gaza Board of Peace - report

Leaders from more than 60 countries have been invited to serve on the Gaza Board of Peace.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Trump letter authorized Israeli sovereignty in West Bank - exclusive

Trump gave Netanyahu the green light to annex as long as he accepted a future Palestinian state, in contrast with the description in Kushner's book.

AUGUST 14, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
US President Donald Trump meets with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in March.

Does Israel's Netanyahu have a Donald Trump problem?

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: With Kushner’s new book portraying the Netanyahu-Trump relationship as not as rosy as it once had seemed, the former US president may no longer be an asset to the Likud campaign.

AUGUST 5, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
JARED KUSHNER appears in the White House with then-US president Donald Trump and then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2019.

What did the sultan of Oman think about Israel, Palestinians? - excerpt

An excerpt from senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner’s new book, ‘Breaking History: A White House Memoir’: Chapter 28, ‘Eureka,’ available soon.

AUGUST 5, 2022ByJARED KUSHNER
SULTAN OF OMAN Qaboos bin Said al-Said at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat, January 2019.

Netanyahu denies surprising Trump, Kushner with Israeli annexation bid

Netanyahu, however, said that he and Trump exchanged letters on the day before the ceremony unveiling the Trump peace plan.

AUGUST 4, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the annual Jewish Agency Board of Governors meeting in Jerusalem, in 2019.

Kushner: Trump admin threatened to allow sanctions if Israel annexed parts of West Bank

"[Benjamin Netanyahu] risked near-unanimous condemnation at the United Nations," wrote Kushner.

AUGUST 2, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after Trump's address at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

Jared Kushner: Netanyahu, Trump rift almost nixed US embassy move to Jerusalem

Netanyahu was indifferent to the US embassy move to Jerusalem, Jared Kushner writes in upcoming memoir • Trump to Bibi: You are part of the problem

JULY 31, 2022ByTAL SPUNGIN
US President Donald Trump winks at Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they discuss a Middle East peace plan proposal during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, January 28, 2020.

Jared Kushner says he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer

Kushner revealed the cancer diagnosis in his memoir, “Breaking History: A White House Memoir.”

JULY 26, 2022ByREUTERS
US White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, who accompanied an Israeli delegation, speaks during a visit to Rabat, Morocco, December 22, 2020.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner enjoyed a night out in Tel Aviv

While bodyguards tried to shield the couple, Trump, who donned sunglasses although it was after dark, told them to allow a photographer to snap pictures.

JUNE 27, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
JARED KUSHNER arrives with his wife and fellow senior adviser, Ivanka Trump, for the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords at the White House last year.

Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump to visit Israel this week

The reason for their visit is not publicly known. They were seen boarding a flight which also included Tourism Minister Yoel Razbozov.

JUNE 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Senior adviser and daughter Ivanka Trump and senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner attend a summit at the East Room of the White House May 18, 2018.

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump said they privately accepted Donald Trump’s loss

Kushner was the lead official vetting the pardon requests. Trump’s pardons in his final days drew scrutiny because they disproportionately favored his supporters.

JUNE 11, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Senior adviser and daughter Ivanka Trump and senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner attend a summit at the East Room of the White House May 18, 2018.