Trump: I Intend to Achieve the 'Ultimate Deal' - Israeli-Palestinian Peace

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the president-elect says he wants to do 'the deal that can't be made' for the sake of humanity.

Nov 12, 2016 2:25 PM

President-elect of the United States Donald Trump said he will try and achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians in order to bring an end to what he called "the war that never ends."

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