Donald Trump wants two-state solution for Middle East conflict
‘It is a dream of mine to get that done prior to ... my second term'
United Nations — US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wants a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the clearest expression yet of his administration’s support for such an outcome. The Trump administration has, in the past, said it will support a two-state solution if both sides agree to it. Trump, in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN, also said he wants to unveil a peace plan in the next two to three months. “I like a two-state solution. That’s what I think works best ... That’s my feeling,” said Trump, who is attending the annual UN gathering of world leaders. Netanyahu has said that any future Palestinian state must be demilitarised and must recognise Israel as the state of the Jewish people — conditions that Palestinians say show he is not sincere about peacemaking. The US’s Arab allies are strong proponents of a two-state solution. “I really believe something will happen. They say it’s the toughest of all dea...
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