Published: 27 September 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Trump: I prefer two states, one state is OK too, as long as there’s a deal (Times of Israel)
“If the Israelis and Palestinians want one state, that’s okay with me,” he said. “If they want two states, that’s okay with me. I’m happy, if they’re happy.”
Trump also promised that the long-awaited peace plan that was being crafted by his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, who has been working on the Middle East portfolio, would be “very fair.”
After Trump meeting, Netanyahu backs Palestinian state under Israeli security control (Haaretz)
'Israel will not relinquish security control west of Jordan,' prime minister says after Trump voices support for two-state solution, claims he 'received everything I wanted' from Trump on Russia crisis
The two words Netanyahu is afraid to repeat out loud (Haaretz)
NOA LANDAU When it comes to a future Palestinian state, Netanyahu is being pulled by Trump on one side, and by hardliner Naftali Bennett on the other
Trump jolts Netanyahu by explicitly backing two-state solution (Times of Israel)
DAVID HOROVITZ Trump had not previously presented a two-state deal emphatically as his goal. His explicit endorsement of the two-state solution will have shocked Netanyahu
Photo: Trump and Netanyahu at the UN (AP)
