‘No alternative to Palestine-Israel solution’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that there was “no alternative” to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, after a White House official said peace did not necessarily have to entail Palestinian statehood. “There is no alternative solution for the situation between the Palestinians and Israelis, other than the solution of establishing two states […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that there was “no alternative” to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, after a White House official said peace did not necessarily have to entail Palestinian statehood.
“There is no alternative solution for the situation between the Palestinians and Israelis, other than the solution of establishing two states and we should do all that can be done to maintain this,” Guterres said during a visit to Cairo, echoing statements by Palestinian officials on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, a senior White House official said that the administration of US President Donald Trump would no longer seek to dictate an eventual peace settlement by insisting on a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
“Whether that comes in the form of a two-state solution if that’s what the parties want, or something else,” the official said at a press briefing, adding that Trump, while giving peace “high priority” would not try to “dictate” an agreement.