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Trump believes he can make an Israeli-Palestinian deal. Don't hold your breath

  • Written by David Mednicoff, Director, Middle Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Trump believes he can make an Israeli-Palestinian deal. Don't hold your breathPalestinian laborers work at a construction site in an Israeli settlement near Jerusalem in 2017. AP Photo/Oded Balilty

For decades, U.S. presidents have been unable to broker a long-term settlement between Israel and Palestine. Deal-maker Donald Trump would like to accomplish what his predecessors could not in this area, and administration...

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