Trump Drops Two-State Solution as Keystone of Mideast Peace
- Israelis should ‘hold back on settlements,’ president says
- Palestinians must ‘get rid of some of that hate,’ Trump says
Trump Says Separate States Not Needed in Mideast Deal
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would be open to a Mideast peace agreement that doesn’t include separate states for Israel and the Palestinians, abandoning a U.S. position that has underpinned more than a decade of failed negotiations between the two sides.
“I like the one that both parties like,” Trump said of the path to peace during a joint news conference with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I can live with either one. I thought for a while that two states looked like the easier of the two. If Israel and the Palestinians are happy, I like the one they like the best.”