TRUMP MEETS WITH ABBAS, HOPES FOR LASTING PEACE

President Trump welcomed the leader of the Palestinian Authority to the White House on Wednesday by pledging to accomplish something that many previous U.S. administrations have tried but never achieved: A lasting peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis.

“We want to create peace between Israel and the Palestinians,” Trump said during a series of meetings with Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestin- ian Authority. “We will get it done. We will be working so hard to get it done.”