Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Wednesday, January 28, that the first reading of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan indicates a great waste of legitimate rights of Palestinians.

However, the Arab League is "studying the American vision carefully. We are open to any serious effort made to achieve peace," he said.

US President Donald Trump announced his peace plan yesterday.

Trump said the plan he is unveiling represents a big step towards peace in the Middle East.

"Today Israel takes a big step towards peace. Young people across the Middle East are ready for a more hopeful future, and governments throughout the region are realizing that terrorism and Islamic extremism are everyone's common enemy," he said.

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