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Trump says giving Mideast peace 'an absolute go'

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he believed “we really have a chance” to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Trump says giving Mideast peace an absolute go
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US President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York

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Trump has faced deep skepticism at home and abroad over the chances for him to achieve any quick breakthrough, not least because his administration has yet to articulate a strategy for restarting a moribund peace process.

Trump has described peace between Israelis and Palestinians as “the ultimate deal.”

“Peace between the Palestinians and Israel would be a fantastic achievement, and we are giving it an absolute go. I think there’s a good chance that it could happen. Most people would say ‘there’s no chance whatsoever,'” Trump said as he began a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York ahead of the UN General Assembly’s meeting.

“I think Israel would like to see it. I think the Palestinians would like to see it. I can tell you the Trump administration would like to see it. So we’re working very hard on it; we’ll see what happens. Historically, people say it can’t happen. I say it can happen.”

Trump is also to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later this week.

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