Both leaders of Israel and Palestine are problematic; however, Netanyahu is the
bigger problem, Trump said in a meeting last month with UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres, according to seven Western and Israeli sources, who were
either present at or briefed on the meeting, Israeli Haaretz newspaper wrote on
Friday.
On September 19, Trump had held a 15-minute meeting with Guterres on the
sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. According to six Western
diplomats and one former senior Israeli official, all of whom asked to remain
anonymous, at least half of the meeting dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian
issue.
Trump, who had met with Netanyahu in New York the previous day, told Guterres
his impressions of that meeting and his own views on the peace process.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is very old and needs a legacy to
leave behind. Netanyahu, in contrast, understands that he’ll never have a
president more understanding of Israel’s security needs, Trump told Guterres,
adding that Netanyahu would be the harder one to persuade.
SOURCE:ALALAM