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March 13, 2017       Share:    

Source: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/97c9f3afc69f422bb1ae5b6eab0aa664/palestinian-leader-president-trump-hold-first-phone-call

Palestinian Leader Invited to White House in Trump Call

(AP) President Donald Trump invited Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to the White House to discuss resuming peace talks in their first contact since Trump took office in January. "The president emphasized his personal belief that peace is possible and that the time has come to make a deal," the White House said. "The president noted that such a deal would not only give Israelis and Palestinians the peace and security they deserve, but that it would reverberate positively throughout the region and the world." Trump underscored that such a peace agreement must be negotiated directly between the two parties, and that the United States will work closely with Palestinian and Israeli leadership to make progress toward that goal.

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