(New York Times) Mark Landler - President Trump's Middle East emissaries spent last week energetically selling his Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative throughout the Arab world. At the end of their meetings in Jerusalem and Ramallah, Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner and special envoy Jason Greenblatt offered a two-line statement saying that the Palestinians had agreed not to bolt from the American-led process. The administration's recruitment of Arab leaders made it difficult for PA President Mahmoud Abbas to spurn President Trump at this early stage. "The talks were constructive and substantive," Netanyahu's office said. "We highly appreciate President Trump's efforts to strike a historical peace deal," Abbas said.
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