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After 20 meetings, Abbas still doesn’t understand Trump’s peace plan

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Published: 21 August 2017

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The Palestinian leader says the US envoy says one thing to him and another to the Israelis. Nevertheless, the chance to pursue discussions could provide relief from their domestic pressures

Abbas: I Met Trump's envoys 20 times and still don't understand their peace plan (Haaretz)
BARAK RAVID Palestinian president tells Israeli lawmakers 'there's chaos in the administration,' says envoys expressed support for two-state solution and oppose settlements but won't say so publicly to Netanyahu (Aug 20)

Trump’s Mideast envoys moving to next phase (Al-Monitor)
URI SAVIR While the corridors of power and media in Jerusalem and Ramallah are buzzing with rumours over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' successions, there may be a scenario that could sustain their rule, at least for some time (Aug 20)

Israeli opposition says Abbas tried to resume security ties with Israel (Reuters)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Israeli opposition lawmakers on Sunday that he had proposed rolling back his month-old suspension of security coordination with Israel, but that it did not respond to the overture, the delegation said (Aug 21)

Photo: Trump and Abbas in the White House in May (Evan Vucci/AP)
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