U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas during a meeting at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
BETHLEHEM, May 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday and was received by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Donald Trump made the short trip from Jerusalem to Bethlehem Tuesday to meet Mahmud Abbas.
He arrived in Bethlehem by motorcade, crossing a checkpoint at Israel's controversial separation wall, and was greeted by Abbas and other dignitaries outside the city's presidential palace.
Trump has spoken of reviving long-stalled peace efforts between the Israelis and Palestinians, but few specifics have emerged of how he intends to do so.
Later Tuesday, Trump will return to Jerusalem to visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and give a speech at the Israel Museum before wrapping up his two-day stop.
On Monday, the U.S. president met with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin.
The U.S. president arrived in Israel from Saudi Arabia where he met with leaders of the Gulf states, Arab and Muslim countries, in his first foreign trip since taking office officially in January.
