Israel National News reports: “Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday issued an official statement congratulating US President Donald Trump on the occasion of his inauguration.

‘We are ready to work with you to achieve peace during your term, in accordance with the two-state solution, based on international legitimacy (decisions by representative institutions),’ Abbas said.

He stated that according to his vision, the diplomatic solution should lead to ‘the State of Palestine and the State of Israel living side by side in security and peace,’ emphasizing the need to ‘achieve security and stability in the region and the world.’

…Relations between Abbas and Trump soured during Trump’s first term as President. The PA chairman, angered by Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2018, refused to consider the Trump administration an honest broker for negotiations with Israel…”