Trump in Discussions With Israel About Visit in May, Official Says
- President may go to Middle East on his first overseas trip
- Palestinian leader Abbas to visit White House next week
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The Trump administration is in discussions with Israel to arrange a presidential visit toward the end of May, an Israeli official said.
The stop in Jerusalem may be part of President Donald Trump’s first foreign trip, when he’s scheduled to attend a NATO conference in Brussels and a G-7 meeting in Italy. Aides to Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are in talks about a side trip to Israel, though no date has been set, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to make a public statement.