Trump pledges Mideast peace plan within months 1 SHARES Share it! While Trump said he expected Israel to make concessions in any final settlement of the decades-old conflict, the Palestinians said his administration’s policies in the Middle East were destroying hopes of peace. “I would say over the next two to three to four months,” Trump said, referring to his prospective timetable for presenting a plan. Palestinians skepticalMiddle East peace efforts effectively stalled when the Palestinians broke off contacts with the Trump administration last year in protest at Trump’s landmark decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump said, however, that he was in no doubt that the Palestinians would soon return to the negotiating table.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 27, 2018 02:48 UTC