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Trump expresses optimism for jumpstarting Mideast talks

Trump met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the “two-state solution”.

05/23/2017

PBS News Hour

Trump expresses optimism for jumpstarting Mideast talks

Clip: 5/23/2017 | 3m 41s

Trump met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the “two-state solution”.

President Trump spent four days in the Middle East on a visit packed with high-stakes meetings with several regional leaders. Before departing for Rome, Mr. Trump met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, but did not explicitly endorse the two-state solution, which has been U.S. policy for more than a quarter century. John Yang reports.

05/23/2017

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