Trump may well intend trying to resolve these demands by including other Arab States in any new round of negotiations – as this White House Press Office Readout of Trump's 23rd May meeting with Abbas tantalisingly suggests:
The two leaders discussed ways to advance negotiations and considered how Arab states might support those negotiations.
Egypt and Jordan – enjoying signed peace treaties with Israel since 1979 and 1994 respectively - could be just those States.
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Such four-party negotiations - conducted under Trump's oversight and using his proven skills in successfully negotiating and concluding deals - could be the key to ending the logjam of failed negotiations since 1993.
Hope springs eternal.
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David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International - an organisation calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at www.jordanispalestine.blogspot.com.
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