Trump says yet to ‘decide’ on Palestinian statehood: ‘Some like two-state solution’

Trump on two-state solution

When asked about el-Sissi’s comment, Trump said the Egyptian leader was “talking about a different plan. I’m talking about something very much different. We’re talking about rebuilding Gaza.”

“A lot of people like the one-state solution. Some people like the two-state solution. So we’ll have to see. I haven’t commented on that… At some point, I’d decide what I think is right, but I’d be in coordination with other states,” Trump said.

At UN, Trump called Palestinian statehood ‘reward’ to Hamas

While there has been a growing international recognition of the state of Palestine, with 157 of the 193 UN member states, it is not recognised by both Israel and the US.

In fact, last month, during his speech at the UN General Assembly, Trump had claimed that the recognition of the state of Palestine would be a “reward” to Hamas for the October 7, 2023, terror attack.

What Trump’s Gaza plan says about Palestinian state

His 20-point plan for Gaza also remained ambiguous on a future Palestinian state, only recognising it as an “aspiration of the Palestinian people.”

Point 19 of Trump’s plan states: “While Gaza redevelopment advances and when the [Palestinian Authority] reform program is faithfully carried out, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, which we recognize as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.”

Point 20 also addressed the issue, but stopped short of recognising the two-state solution.

“The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence,” it said.