“Today’s agreement is a historic opportunity for the Palestinians to finally achieve an independent state of their very own,” Trump said. ADNo Palestinians attended the White House preview of what Trump called a highly detailed proposal for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which dates from Israel’s founding in 1948. Trump said he sent a letter Tuesday to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, inviting him to consider the plan. “Trump, Jerusalem is not for sale,” Abbas said. ADOnce a signature priority for Trump, the peace deal effort was hobbled early on by a Palestinian boycott and then repeatedly delayed by a political crisis in Israel.

Source: Washington Post January 28, 2020 15:12 UTC