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Abbas at UN gives muted rejection to Trump ‘annexation’ plan

The White House declares victory as the UN Security Council holds off on issuing a resolution reiterating old parameters for a two-state solution.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a map while speaking during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations in New York, U.S., February 11, 2020.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RC2FYE9OX8R2

The Israelis and Palestinians met in New York today, but it was in opposition to US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.

After addressing the UN Security Council, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held a joint press conference in a New York hotel suite where each called the other a man of peace.

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