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Kerry to Abbas confidante: 'Stay strong and do not give in to Trump'

The former US Secretary of State also surprised his interlocutor by saying he was seriously considering running for president in 2020.

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Then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a bilateral meeting at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan on September 19, 2016.
US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos

WATCH: US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses World Economic Forum in Davos

Kerry's talk comes amidst the latest flare-up in tensions between US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon

Ya’alon: Abbas is not a partner for a peace deal

Kerry calls it "a mistake" to demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, MICHAEL WILNER
US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon

Is Kerry an honest broker? 'We'll see,' Israel's defense minister says

In interview with Ch. 2, Moshe Ya'alon disputes notion that Palestinians have already recognized Israel as a Jewish state.

|ByYUVAL BAGNO, jpost.1eye.us STAFF