RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) ” Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who spent hundreds of hours on the phone and in meetings with U.S. presidents and secretaries of state in the past 12 years, has tried unsuccessfully to reach out to President Donald Trump. Abbas and his aides are alarmed by the possibility of being sidelined at a time when the administration is embracing Israel’s prime minister who heads to the White House next week. Here’s a look at what’s at stake for Abbas and Palestinian hopes for statehood.
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