Trump insists Israeli-Palestinian plan has a "chance"US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tout an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that the Palestinians rejectedWASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said alongside visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan has a "chance" -- despite being flatly rejected by the Palestinians. Palestinians have already panned the White House peace plan, saying it is overwhelmingly biased toward Israel. The peace plan roll-out also gives Trump a welcome distraction from his impeachment trial in the Senate, while boosting Netanyahu's standing as he fights corruption charges back home. "It is not a Middle East peace plan," Shtayyeh told a cabinet meeting. Last Thursday, Trump described the still-unpublished peace plan as "great" and said it "really would work."

Source: Bangkok Post January 27, 2020 17:37 UTC