Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Abbas gears up for diplomatic blitz against Trump’s peace plan — report
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing for a diplomatic blitz against US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
According to the TV report, Abbas will soon go to Cairo and then to Brussels where he will try to persuade European and other leaders to reject the plan.
“The US is about to present a plan that is contrary to all chances for peace,” Kan quotes an associate of Abbas as saying.
US President Donald Trump, left, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas pose for a photograph during a joint press conference at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)
