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Middle East peace deal is difficult

By Bridget Johnson

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas during their news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump meets Mahmoud Abbas, predicts ‘very good chance’ of peace with Israel

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Mahmoud Abbas comes into the meeting with President Trump very unpopular among Palestinians, who view their leadership as corrupt and are as pessimistic as the Israelis about the prospects for a peace deal. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump, Mahmoud Abbas meeting expectations low

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this Dec 14, 2012 file photo, Palestinian supporters of Hamas hold a picture of leader Khaled Mashaal, during a rally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the militant group, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The new political program of Hamas, published Monday, is meant to help the Islamic militant group break out of its international isolation. The manifesto does not formally replace the group's fiery 1987 founding charter, but adopts more conciliatory language, even if some goals remain unchanged _ such as the eventual liberation of all of historic Palestine, including what is now Israel. (AP Photo/ Majdi Mohammed)

Palestine doesn’t deserve U.S. support

By Shoshana Bryen

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump tells Abbas ‘time has come’ for peace deal with Israel

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses his statement, during the High-Level Segment of the 34th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP) ** FILE **

Donald Trump invites Mahmoud Abbas to White House for meeting

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses his statement, during the High-Level Segment of the 34th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP) ** FILE **

Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian leader, and Donald Trump to hold first phone call

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Members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Peres died early Wednesday from complications from a stroke. He was 93. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Latest: Bill Clinton, Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mahmoud Abbas no partner for peace

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Israeli border police check Palestinian man ID next to newly placed concrete blocks in east Jerusalem neighborhood, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. Israel erected checkpoints and deployed several hundred soldiers in the Palestinian areas of the city Wednesday as it stepped up security following a series of attacks in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Mahmoud Abbas’ erroneous claim fuels Israeli incitement allegation

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Palestinian Carpetbaggers Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ALEX VANNESS: Israel stabbings a Palestinian problem

By Alex VanNess

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Fatah revolutionary council in the West Bank city of Ramallah in this Oct. 18, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian president, to sit out PLO and Fatah elections

By Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

In this June 28, 2011, file photo, then-Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Palestinian Authority freezes assets of Salam Fayyad, former prime minister

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Pope Francis called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "an angel of peace." The Vatican's recent recognition of Palestinian statehood has drawn fire from neighboring Israel. (Associated Press)

Pope Francis canonizes first modern Palestinian saints in heavily symbolic move

By Nate Madden - The Washington Times

Pope Francis meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas during an audience at the Vatican Saturday, May 16, 2015. Pope Francis has praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as an "angel of peace" during a meeting at the Vatican. Francis made the compliment Saturday during the traditional exchange of gifts at the end of an official audience in the Apostolic Palace. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis calls Mahmoud Abbas an ‘angel of peace’

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President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sept. 30, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

MORTON KLEIN AND DANIEL MANDEL: Obama’s inconsistent treatment of Netanyahu and Abbas

By Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Fatah revolutionary council in the West Bank city of Ramallah in this Oct. 18, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Palestinians want leverage on Israel in international court

By Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

From the left : Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, France's President, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU President Donald Tusk, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, King Abdullah of Jordan and Queen Rania Al Abdullah march during a rally in Paris, France, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. A rally of defiance and sorrow, protected by an unparalleled level of security, on Sunday will honor the 17 victims of three days of bloodshed in Paris that left France on alert for more violence. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)

Angela Merkel’s image from Paris march gets cut from Israel paper

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FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas said Wednesday, Dec. 31, that he is still weighing his options after a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council. But the Palestinian leader is hinting that he could join the International Criminal Court in the very near future - a move that would put him on a collision course with Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Palestinians join International Criminal Court to pursue war crime charges against Israel

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