Trump wavers on two-state solution but foresees Israel-Palestine deal
Despite his 2020 proposal for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, Trump has now suggested he is open to other ideas.
WASHINGTON — In a newly published interview, incoming US President Donald Trump appeared to distance himself from his 2020 plan for a two-state solution and did not rule out the possibility of Israel annexing the West Bank.
When asked in the interview, conducted by Time magazine on Nov. 25 and published Thursday, whether he still supports a two-state solution, Trump said, “I support a plan of peace, and it can take different forms.” Pressed again, Trump gave the same answer, adding, “There are other ideas other than a two state, but I support whatever, whatever is necessary to get ... a lasting peace.”
In 2020, during his first term in office, Trump put forth a proposal to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict called “Peace to Prosperity.” The plan outlined autonomy for the Palestinians with the prospect of a state later on if certain conditions were met by the Palestinian Authority.
Now, the president-elect said he’d “like to see everybody be happy,” but provided no specifics about what the path to getting there may look like.
