Media Get Behind Idea of Two-States Leading to Democracy for Palestinians By contrast, media outlets were consumed by the recent decision of the Middle East Quartet – comprised of representatives from the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations – to convene for the first time since 2018 in order to discuss ways to renew “meaningful negotiations” between Israel and the Palestinians. Concurrently, it was widely reported that the White House intends to begin ramping up economic assistance to the PA; this, after former president Donald Trump cut off nearly all aid to Ramallah due to its obstructionism and out-of-hand rejection of the then-administration’s peace proposal.