Jason Greenblatt, appointed by Trump to bring Palestinians and Israelis to the negotiation table, left, meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Jerusalem, March 13, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Government Press Office) News U.S. Trump wants ‘conflict-ending’ deal between Israelis and Palestinians Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By JTA | April 19, 2017 President Donald Trump is seeking “a conflict-ending settlement” for Israelis and Palestinians, his spokesman said ahead of Trump’s meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The statement Wednesday by Sean Spicer, who was confirming the May 3 visit, is an indication that Trump is determined to extract a deal from the two sides. “They will use the visit to reaffirm the commitment of both the United States and the Palestinian leadership to pursuing and ultimately concluding a conflict-ending settlement between the Palestinians and Israel,” Spicer said in his opening remarks at the daily news briefing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants a peace deal, but Cabinet officials to Netanyahu’s right favor unilateral actions, including annexing portions of the West Bank, that would stop well short of a final status deal. Trump, who hosted Netanyahu in February at the White House, retreated from an explicit U.S. endorsement of the two-state solution — U.S. policy for 15 years — but also surprised Netanyahu by asking him publicly to slow settlement expansion for a period. One of Trump’s top foreign policy advisers, Jason Greenblatt, has spent time in the region in an intensive canvassing of the principals ahead of reviving peace talks. JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. Also On J. U.S. Jared Kusher says Mideast conflict may have 'no solution' Israel Israeli PM Bennett won’t run in fall elections U.S. Pew survey: Americans do not care about the boycott Israel movement Israel It’s official: Biden will visit Israel, West Bank and Saudi Arabia in July Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up