Ofer Bronchtein has been spearheading the effort to convene a conference to bypass Israel and create a Palestinian state.

Saudi Arabia and France plan to convene a peace conference in June in New York aimed at establishing a Palestinian state without Israeli involvement. Paris is organizing a preliminary conference to begin advancing this initiative.

Behind the initiative stands not only French President Emmanuel Macron but also his adviser on Middle East affairs and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ofer Bronchtein.