Trump pledges ‘great’ Mideast peace deal

US President Donald Trump has said he will work very hard to deliver “really a great peace deal” between Israel and the Palestinians. After his first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump told his visitor both sides would have to make compromises. Mr Trump also said Israel and the Palestinians must directly […]

US President Donald Trump has said he will work very hard to deliver “really a great peace deal” between Israel and the Palestinians.
After his first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump told his visitor both sides would have to make compromises.
Mr Trump also said Israel and the Palestinians must directly negotiate a peace agreement.
He also asked Mr Netanyahu to “hold back on settlements for a little bit”.
At Wednesday’s joint press conference, Mr Trump was asked about his commitment to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, a longstanding bedrock of US policy.
A “two-state solution” to the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is the declared goal of their leaders and the international community.
It is the shorthand for a final settlement that would see the creation of an independent state of Palestine within pre-1967 ceasefire lines in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, living peacefully alongside Israel.