After meeting Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump said the U.S. may drop its support for the creation of a Palestinian state in the search for a peaceful solution to conflict in the Middle East.
Trump’s position marks a change in U.S. foreign policy, which has backed a “two-state” solution since the Clinton presidency. The Obama administration criticized Israel’s policy of allowing the growth of settlements in the West Bank, seeing it as an obstacle to an accord between Israel and Palestinians.
Trump, who said he could live with either a one-state or a two-state approach, asked Netanyahu to hold off on new settlements for a while, saying he thinks a peace agreement could be reached.
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