TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — (AP) President Donald Trump says in Israel that there’s a “great feeling for peace throughout the Middle East,” expressing optimism at the start of his visit.
Trump says alongside Israeli President Reuven Rivlin that people have had “enough of the bloodshed and the killing.”
Rivlin tells Trump that “we are praying for peace and we are pushing for peace for the last 100 years and with God’s help somebody will bring us peace.”
The White House has downplayed the prospects of a breakthrough on jumpstarting the Middle East peace process but Trump has been bullish on the potential for peace during his presidency.
Trump is meeting Tuesday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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