Abbas and everything he represents is the obstacle to peace. Trump’s talking to the wrong person.
Not the wrong person, but it won’t go anywhere.
Trump also needs to grasp that with nationhood comes the ability to arm.
That mustn’t happen, so I don’t see the advantage of a peace deal.
There will be no peace if a deal is penned or not.
The Arabs on the West Bank and Gaza are hell bent on destroy every Israeli.
That’s life. Accept it.
Defend against it.
Trump needs to make “Palestine” a missile and tunnel free zone.
Trump is perfectly aware of all that. He’s just showing up Abbas for what he is.
“Want peace? OK, let’s make a deal. Don’t want peace? Oh, well, it’s your fault then!” This is a good way to start making such a point.
Trump is absolutely talking to the right person. Abbas craves his power. If he wants to keep it he will kick Hamas and the PLO out of Palestine. The deal is simple. Survive at peace or be terminated with malice.
Trump gave him a chance to visit the WH, to hear the offer on the table, and remined that this constituted the best Deal he was going to see in a Trump presidency. Either Abbas takes the Deal or he is screwed with loss of US monies, UN monies, etc. Abbas was probably told by Trump that he is responsible for his two terror-tories peace and security, and that if it came down to another war with Israel that the US would join Israel. A gentle reminder on the rule of land warfare is all that Abbas needs to be told, e.g., that if they start a war and lose it, they lose their land and the leadership who created the conflict.