We want to establish peace between Israel and the Palestinians and we will achieve that... And if you believe the Times of Israel's founding editor David Horovitz, you will think it all went down so well for Abbas, that Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu will have some very sleepless nights.
"Mr. President, I believe that we are capable under your leadership and your stewardship, your courageous stewardship and your wisdom, we are - and as well as your great negotiating ability - I believe with the grace of God and will all of your effort, we believe that we can become - we can be partners - true partners", Abbas said.
Abbas' White House talks follow a mid-February visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Abbas paid tribute to Trump's "determination" and his "desire to see the process to fruition".
The president has said he's open to whatever deal the Israelis and Palestinians broker whether or not it involves a two-state solution.
WASHINGTON DC: Walking in the footsteps of many of his predecessors who delved into Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking - but ultimately failed - US President Donald Trump launched Wednesday his own "process which hopefully will lead to peace". But that was the mildest of upbraids; there was no direct accusation that Abbas has been doing anything wrong.
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Israel, meanwhile, has protested attacks by the Palestinians and calls from Hamas, the militant group ruling the Gaza Strip, for the destruction of Israel.
This isn't the first time Trump has signaled willingness to have a hand in peace negotiations, though he emphasized that any agreement must come from the Israelis and Palestinians themselves, and "cannot be imposed by the United States or by any other nation". "We will be working so hard to get it done". Abbas also detailed his view on what a two-state solution to the issue would look like, including recognition of the Palestinian state by Israel.
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He did encourage Abbas to do more to discourage Palestinian incitement against Israelis.
The American president told his guest that he sees "a very, very good chance and I think you feel the same way".
Abbas praised Trump as a "deal maker" who could make it happen.
"We are the only remaining people in the world who still live under occupation", he added, eliciting no verbal or facial response from Trump.
And after winning, he appointed David Friedman as his USA ambassador to Israel, putting in place a man with deep ties to right-wing Israeli politicians.
"Our strategic option, our strategic choice is to bring about peace based on the vision of two states, a Palestinian state, with its capital of east Jerusalem, that lives in peace and stability with the state of Israel based on the borders of 1967", he said.
In neither the joint 15-minute appearance in the Roosevelt Room nor photo opportunities in the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room before and after did Trump address the "two-state" solution that presidents going back to Democrat Bill Clinton in the 1990s have supported.
Pence said Trump is "personally committed to resolving the Israeli and Palestinian conflict" and "valuable progress" is being made.
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