REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump traveled in a high-security convoy to Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday to discuss Middle East peace with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Much of central and southern Jerusalem was shut down to allow the presidential motorcade of around 60 vehicles to make […]
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Peaceful coexistence of Palestine & Israel essential for regional security – Putin to Abbas
President Vladimir Putin has expressed Russia’s full support in negotiating a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after meeting his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Sochi. “I would like to stress that peaceful coexistence of two countries, Palestine and Israel, is an essential condition for ensuring genuine security and stability in this region,” Putin […]
Trump, Abbas express optimism about reaching ‘historic peace treaty’ with Israel in first meeting
US President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met for the first time, expressing optimism about rebooting peace talks between Israel and the PA, facilitated by Trump, who didn’t mention the two-state solution Abbas seeks. Trump began his remarks in the Oval Office on Wednesday by praising Abbas for his work on the […]
Trump to take first phone call from Palestinian leader Abbas
REUTERS/Mike Segar RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will speak Friday by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump in the first contact between the two leaders since Trump took office in January. Trump’s planned phone call to Abbas was revealed in a White House notice. Abbas has spent many hours on the […]