Palestinian leaders accused the Trump administration of punishing them with one hand and offering to reward them with the other, as protesters turned out in the West Bank and Gaza on Wednesday to demonstrate against a U.S. economic peace plan.
At a U.S.-led conference in Bahrain U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, urged Palestinian leaders boycotting the event to think outside the "traditional box" and consider the $50 billion plan to boost the Palestinian and neighboring economies.
The event drew fiery criticism both within the Palestinian territories, where demonstrations broke out for a second day, and across the wider region, where many Arabs took aim at officials for taking part.