The French president warned Trump against any "improvised" or destabilizing actions after he takes office Friday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been increasingly outspoken about Mideast tensions, was in Paris defending American interests at the conference. Netanyahu declined an invitation to a special meeting after the conference, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was initially expected, but his visit to Paris was postponed. The Israeli prime minister said the gathering would do little to promote peace and marked the "last flutters of yesterday's world." Israeli and Palestinian leaders have not negotiated even indirectly since a failed U.S.-led peace effort in 2014.

Source: ABC News January 15, 2017 07:19 UTC