US : Trump hosts Abbas in Middle East peace push May 4, 2017 by shameen US President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmud speak in the Roosevelt Room during a joint statement at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM US President Donald Trump escorts Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas to a limousine after meetings at the White House on May 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN US President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmud shake hands in the Roosevelt Room during a joint statement at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat speaks to reporters after Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on May 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas makes his way to a limousine after meetings at the White House on May 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN