Abbas Says Trump May Have Mideast ‘On the Verge’ of Peace Deal
A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl a stone towards Israeli troops during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border fence east of Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza strip on July 21, 2017.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s diplomatic efforts in the Mideast give him confidence that the region is “on the verge” of peace.
Abbas said his government has met with U.S. diplomats more than 20 times since Trump took office in January. “If this is an indication of anything, it indicates how serious you are about peace in the Middle East,” Abbas said through a translator at a meeting with the U.S. president during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.