Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas slams Donald Trump over ‘slap of the century’

"He (Trump) said in a tweet: `We won't give money to the Palestinians because they rejected the negotiations,''' Mahmoud Abbas said. "Shame on you. When did we reject the talks? Where is the negotiation that we rejected?'' he added.

By: AP | West Bank | Updated: January 15, 2018 7:43 am

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas slams Donald Trump over 'slap of the century'

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, speaks during a meeting with the Palestinian Central Council, a top decision-making body, at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday. (AP Photo)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas railed at his US counterpart Donald Trump in a fiery, two-hour-long speech on Sunday, saying “shame on you” for his treatment of the Palestinians and warning that he would have no problem rejecting what he suggested would be an unacceptable peace plan.

The speech by Abbas ratcheted up what has been more than a month of harsh rhetoric toward Trump since the president’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Relations between Washington and the Palestinians have sunk to a new low, boding poorly for a peace plan the White House has promised to present.