As President Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White opposition leader Benny Gantz to discuss the imminent release of his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, pro-Israel Democrats signified reservations about the White House’s long-awaited proposal.

“A two-state solution cannot be born on the backs of unilateral actions from either side,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., and Senate Foreign Relations Committee top Democrat Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said in a statement. “Unilateral actions do not contribute to a sustainable peace and would not serve US interests. Unilateral steps would make it harder to come back to the negotiating table and could set unrealistic and unachievable demands.”

The top Democrat on the House Middle East panel, Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., also urged a return to “direct negotiations” between the Israelis and Palestinians, warning against “unilateral action by either party that could damage the prospect for peace.” Deutch noted that he’s been trying to get the White House to brief him on the closely held plan for two years.

Why it matters: While Democrats are calling for a return to direct negotiations between the two parties, the Palestinians have boycotted negotiations with the Trump administration since the United States moved its embassy to Jerusalem in 2017.