jerusalem u.s. president donald trump remain commit optimistic achieve israeli-palestinian peace son-in-law senior adviser tell side thursday first visit region since last month surge violence little suggest breakthrough significant progress toward end decades-old conflict imminent kushner meet separately israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu palestinian president mahmoud abbas palestinians still seek pledge support trump administration creation palestinian state alongside israel foundation u.s. middle east policy past two decades last round peace talk two side collapse 2014. part netanyahu face pressure right-wing coalition partner give grind jewish settlement build occupy territory palestinians seek independent state settlement issue contribute breakdown negotiations three years ago things talk advance peace stability security region prosperity think within reach netanyahu welcome kushner tel aviv office say video clip release u.s. embassy kushner 36-year-old real estate developer little experience international diplomacy political negotiation arrive israel u.s. middle east envoy jason greenblatt wednesday meet arab leaders gulf egypt jordan president commit achieve solution able bring prosperity peace people area kushner task trump help broke peace deal say response netanyahu meet abbas late west bank city ramallah kushner say trump seek peaceful relations countries whole region optimistic hopeful good future palestinian people israeli people accord statement abbas office trump describe peace israelis palestinians ultimate deal add new wrinkle last february say fix two state co-existing side side solution dispute kushner last travel israel palestnian territories june month late involve telephone diplomacy stem palestinian jordanian unrest israel handle contest jerusalem holy site four palestinians three israelis two jordanians kill crisis abbas spokesman nabil abu rdainah say kushner visit could prove significant particularly envoy consultations regional ally week may create new chance reach settlement base two-state solution arab initiative stop current deterioration peace process abu rdainah refer 2002 arab league initiative offer israel diplomatic recognition arab countries return statehood deal palestinians full israeli withdrawal territory capture 1967 war netanyahu express tentative support part blueprint many caveats israeli side include resolve complex palestinian refugee issue statement abbas office quote palestinian president tell kushner know things difficult complicate nothing impossible efforts sincere kushner stress trump 's mideast peace optimism detail scant