![Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_23-Palestinian-president-Mahmoud-Abbas-and-US-President-Donald-Trump-hold-a-joint-press-conference-following-their-meeting-in-Bethlehem-West-Bank20170523_2_23831991_22417610-.jpg?ssl=1 "U.S. President Trump in West Bank")
US President Donald Trump: “This is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality.”
![Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_23-Palestinian-president-Mahmoud-Abbas-and-US-President-Donald-Trump-hold-a-joint-press-conference-following-their-meeting-in-Bethlehem-West-Bank20170523_2_23831991_22417609-.jpg?ssl=1 "U.S. President Trump in West Bank")
US President Donald Trump (L) hold a press conference on 23 May, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_23-Palestinian-president-Mahmoud-Abbas-and-US-President-Donald-Trump-hold-a-joint-press-conference-following-their-meeting-in-Bethlehem-West-Bank20170523_2_23831991_22417608-.jpg?ssl=1 "U.S. President Trump in West Bank")
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_23-Palestinian-president-Mahmoud-Abbas-and-US-President-Donald-Trump-hold-a-joint-press-conference-following-their-meeting-in-Bethlehem-West-Bank20170523_2_23831991_22417606-.jpg?ssl=1 "U.S. President Trump in West Bank")
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_23-Palestinian-president-Mahmoud-Abbas-and-US-President-Donald-Trump-hold-a-joint-press-conference-following-their-meeting-in-Bethlehem-West-Bank20170523_2_23831991_22417603-.jpg?ssl=1 "U.S. President Trump in West Bank")
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_23-Palestinian-president-Mahmoud-Abbas-and-US-President-Donald-Trump-hold-a-joint-press-conference-following-their-meeting-in-Bethlehem-West-Bank20170523_2_23831991_22417602-.jpg?ssl=1 "U.S. President Trump in West Bank")
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017_05_23-Palestinian-president-Mahmoud-Abbas-and-US-President-Donald-Trump-hold-a-joint-press-conference-following-their-meeting-in-Bethlehem-West-Bank20170523_2_23831991_22417611-.jpg?ssl=1 "U.S. President Trump in West Bank")
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting on 23 May, 2017 in Bethlehem, West Bank [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Unless otherwise stated in the article above, this work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. If the image(s) bear our credit, this license also applies to them. What does that mean? For other permissions, please contact us.
Spotted an error on this page? Let us know
Latest news
See all
