JERUSALEM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- As Palestinians initially concerned and Israelis elated, both sides are still testing the waters when it comes to how U.S. President Donald Trump will manage the decades-long conflict.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump a few days ago inviting him for an official visit to the White House.
The call came almost two months after Trump's inauguration concurrent with Palestinian fears of being sidelined by a supposedly new pro-Israeli administration.
Meanwhile, Jason Greenblatt, Trump's international negotiations envoy, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is scheduled to meet with Abbas.
Prior to these recent developments, media reports claimed that Palestinians were being ignored by the new American administration.
Reportedly, calls went unanswered, whereas Netanyahu spoke to Trump several times and was invited to the White House.
Ghassan Khatib, a former Palestinian politician and a senior lecturer at Birzeit University in the West Bank, said the fears were quite genuine.
"The Palestinian side felt neglected by the new administration," said Khatib.
Not only was there initially no contact with the Palestinian side, but in addition, "They felt they (the new administration) were more biased towards Israel."
Throughout his campaign, Trump made several statements that fomented Abbas' fears.
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