Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman on Monday to discuss latest updates on the status of Jerusalem and U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan.
In early December 2017, Trump reversed decades of U.S. policy by announcing the United States recognized Jerusalem – home to major Christian, Jewish and Muslim holy sites – as the capital of Israel and would move its embassy there.
Abbas, angered by Trump's Jerusalem move, has refused to engage with the United States on Middle East peace, prompting Trump to delay the rollout of peace proposals.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said last month the timing of Trump's long-awaited proposals depended on the return of Palestinians to negotiations.
