Donald Trump Hasn’t Abandoned the Two-State Solution, But Can His Plan Succeed?
For Trump’s "Arab-first" approach to work, Arab leaders must trust him.
February 20, 2017
For Trump’s "Arab-first" approach to work, Arab leaders must trust him.
At the press conference that followed his meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday, the American president made clear that he shares his predecessors’ commitment to solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict but that, unlike the past four presidents, he is willing to consider possibilities other than the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. He also seems to favor a major shift in the way the goal is to be reached. Elliott Abrams writes:
For Trump’s "Arab-first" approach to work, Arab leaders must trust him.
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At the press conference that followed his meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday, the American president made clear that he shares his predecessors’ commitment to solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict but that, unlike the past four presidents, he is willing to consider possibilities other than the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. He also seems to favor a major shift in the way the goal is to be reached. Elliott Abrams writes:
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