White House: Two state outcome not necessary in peace talks

February 15, 2017

    Donald Trump meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Sept. 25, 2016

On the eve of a summit between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a senior White House official said a two-state solution was not a necessary outcome of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

“A two-state solution that doesn’t bring peace is not a goal that anybody wants to achieve,” the official said Tuesday evening, according to a pool report for reporters filed from the White House, which did not name the official.