Trump said it was
"a great honor" to welcome Abbas before the two began a brief Oval Office meeting.
During joint remarks afterward in the Roosevelt Room, with Abbas standing before an American flag and
Trump in front of a Palestinian flag, Trump said he wants "to support [Abbas] in being the Palestinian leader."
"I look forward to welcoming him back as a great mark of progress and ultimately toward the signing of a document with the Israelis and with Israel toward peace," he added. "We want to create peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
We will get it done."
Abbas said he looked forward to working with Trump on a peace plan "based on the vision of the two state,
a Palestinian state, with its capital of East Jerusalem."
"We believe that we are capable and able to bring about success to our efforts, because, Mr. President, you have the determination and you have the desire to see it become to fruition and to become successful. And we, Mr. President, inshallah, God willing, we are coming into a new opportunity, a new horizon... Mr. President, it's about
time for Israel to end its occupation of our people and of our land after 50 years."
"It's a
great honor to have President Abbas with us," Trump said before they ate. "We are having lunch together. We will be discussing details of what has proven to be a very difficult situation between Israel and the Palestinians. Let's see if we can find the solution...
We are going to make a deal."
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