Trump believes he can make an Israeli-Palestinian deal. Don't hold your breath

By David Mednicoff, Director, Middle Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Palestinian laborers work at a construction site in an Israeli settlement near Jerusalem in 2017. AP Photo/Oded Balilty For decades, U.S. presidents have been unable to broker a long-term settlement between Israel and Palestine. Deal-maker Donald Trump would like to accomplish what his predecessors could…