Trump publishes letter from Abbas expressing outrage over assassination attempt

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wrote to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to express his outrage over the assassination attempt on the former president earlier this month.

“Acts of violence must not have a place in a world of law and order,” Abbas wrote in a letter to Trump obtained by The Times of Israel.

Trump sent the letter, dated July 14, back to Abbas with the message “Mahmoud – So nice – Thank you – Everything will be good,” scrawled on the bottom.

The former president has now published a picture of the letter, in an apparent attempt to strike a balance between Israel and the Palestinians hours after announcing that he’ll host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago hotel in Florida.

“Looking forward to seeing Bibi Netanyahu on Friday, and even more forward to achieving Peace in the Middle East!” Trump writes on his Truth Social platform.

In the letter to Trump, Abbas wrote, “It is with grave concern that I have received news and later on watched footage of your attempted assassination.”

“Acts of violence must not have a place in a world of law and order. Respect for the other with tolerance and valuing of human life is what must prevail,” he continued. “Despicable acts of attempted or successful assassinations are acts of weakness with failed understanding of peaceful measures to resolve conflicts.”

Trump campaign communication director Steve Cheung tells The Times of Israel the letter “was presented to President Trump after the heinous assassination attempt on his life. As he has said previously, President Trump wants to end all wars and bring peace to the region so that ‘everything will be good.’”