White House: Not pushing 2-state solution | World Israel News: "Peace is the goal, whether that comes in the form of a two-state solution if that’s what the parties want, or something else if that’s what the parties want,” he said. “A two-state solution that doesn’t bring peace is not a goal that anybody wants to achieve.”
For decades, the US position has been that Israelis and Palestinians must work through direct negotiations to establish two states living side by side. All negotiations until now have assumed that the two-state solution was the basis for future peace.
State Department officials on Tuesday expressed surprise at the comments, saying they were unaware of any policy shift in this regard. Three officials, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Department was seeking clarification on the White House’s comments, which came as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was having dinner with Netanyahu."
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