Official: Trump won't insist on 'two-state solution'
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"Peace is the goal, whether that comes in the form of a two-state solution if that's what the parties want, or something else if that's what the parties want."
"That's going to be up to them, we are not going to dictate what the terms of peace are going to be," said the official, according to AFP.
The comments mark a change of direction from that of previous administrations which insisted that the “two-state solution” is the best way to resolve the conflict.
They are in line with a report on Channel 10 News on Monday, which said that Trump will not use the term “two states” during his meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this Wednesday.
The report cited sources who said that Trump wants to be the President who achieves peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The sources also stated that Trump would not pressure Netanyahu regarding construction in Judea and Samaria.
"That's going to be up to them, we are not going to dictate what the terms of peace are going to be," said the official, according to AFP.
The comments mark a change of direction from that of previous administrations which insisted that the “two-state solution” is the best way to resolve the conflict.
They are in line with a report on Channel 10 News on Monday, which said that Trump will not use the term “two states” during his meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this Wednesday.
The report cited sources who said that Trump wants to be the President who achieves peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The sources also stated that Trump would not pressure Netanyahu regarding construction in Judea and Samaria.
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