ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 61

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Trump: Mideast peace depends on whether Israel wants it

Donald Trump says that if he’s elected president, he’ll know within six months whether he can achieve a peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians, but says he has doubts about each side’s commitment to the peace process.

“I have a real question as to whether or not both sides want to make it,” the Republican presidential front-runner says.

Saying his concerns are greater regarding “one side in particular,” Trump declines to reveal whether he is referring to Israel or the Palestinians, but does insist the chances for a lasting peace rest with the Jewish state.

“A lot will have to do with Israel and whether or not Israel wants to make the deal — whether or not Israel’s willing to sacrifice certain things,” he says. “They may not be, and I understand that, and I’m OK with that. But then you’re just not going to have a deal.”

The real estate magnate said yesterday that he was planning a trip to Israel soon to meet Benjamin Netanyahu.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall meeting at the Ben Johnson Arena on the Wofford College campus, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall meeting at the Ben Johnson Arena on the Wofford College campus, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

— AP

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