Trump continues to sow confusion throughout the Mideast, as Uri Savir notes in AL Monitor:
The PLO official told Al-Monitor that Greenblatt explicitly spoke about the possibility of a two-state solution. What encouraged the Palestinians most was the time element that was emphasized by the envoy when he told his interlocutors that Trump believes the time is ripe for a “dealmaking” process. …
This is a paradoxical development. After the US elections, the Trump administration was viewed by the Israeli right as a redemption of all anti-settlement and pro-two-state positions of the Obama era. The Palestinians, for their part, saw Trump’s victory as “the end of the world.” Today, positions have changed. The main sense one gets from talking with senior Israeli and Palestinian officials is one of confusion. Despite some similar positions, Trump is not Barack Obama, and he is therefore totally unpredictable. Initial signs indicate that a dealmaking attempt is not out of the question.
The Israeli leadership’s distaste for President Obama is no secret; they may develop a similar distaste for President Trump, as he is failing to fulfill their expectations of supporting rampant expansionism.
I expect Prime Minister Netanyahu to, once again, stall for time. Or stall for Pence.
