The Star Press · 16 February 2017
CP-2017-012
Trump says Palestine, Israel should pick peace solution 'they like best'
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Trump says Palestine, Israel should pick peace solution 'they like best' GREGORY KORTE AND DAVID JACKSON USA TODAY WASHINGTON President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net- anyahu at the White House on Wednesday for a series of meetings in- tended to "show there is no daylight" between the two leaders on a range of issues.
And that includes the so-called "two-state solu- tion" that has been a hall- PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AP President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday. mark of U.S. policy in the Middle East - and a source of friction be- would include Israelis tween the Netanyahu tain security control of government and Trump's and Palestinians in a sin- gle, secular country with the West Bank. predecessor, President Barack Obama. equal citizenship.
The And he suggested that two-state solution calls the very "two-state" la- bel was a hindrance to Trump professed to for a negotiated settle- progress. "Rather than be agnostic on the policy. ment leading to a Pales- deal with labels, I'd like "So I'm looking at two- tinian nation alongside to deal with substance," state or the one-state," Israel, and it was the U.S.
Netanyahu said. Trump said.
"I was think- policy under both the Trump and Netanya- ing for a while that the Bush and Obama admini- hu appeared to have an two-state was looking strations. easy chemistry, banter- like the easier of the But with Trump step- two." ping back, Netanyahu re- ing among themselves during the press confer- He concluded that the matter is up to Israel and asserted his position that ence. a two-state solution can "Bibi and I have Palestine to decide. only happen under two one they like best," he conditions: The new Pal- known each other a long "I'm happy with the time - a smart man, estinian state must rec- great negotiator.
And I said. ognize Israel's legitima- think we're going to make The one-state solution cy, and Israel must main- a deal," Trump said.
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"Trump says Palestine, Israel should pick peace solution 'they like best'," The Star Press, 16 February 2017. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2017-012. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2017-012
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