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Trump arrives for talks with Palestinian leader in Bethlehem

Published: 23 May 2017 - 10:08 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 05:53 am
US President Donald Trump (L) and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (2nd L) review the honour guard at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017. / AFP / THOMAS COEX.

US President Donald Trump (L) and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (2nd L) review the honour guard at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017. / AFP / THOMAS COEX.

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Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories: US President Donald Trump arrived for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as they seek ways to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

Trump arrived at the presidential palace in the West Bank city, located only about a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem but across Israel's controversial separation wall.

On Monday, Trump held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.