During a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump asked Netanyahu to hold back on settlements for a while, adding that he is open to either a two-state or a one-state solution.“So I am looking at two states and one state. I am very happy with the one that both parties like,” Trump said. “If Israel and the Palestinians are happy, then I am happy with the one they like the best.”About 10 months later, Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital indicated that he could not care less about Palestinians. The sole recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was made regardless of any considerations to the Arab region that got much infuriated after announcing the decision.Palestinian Ambassador to the Arab League Diab Al-Louh Wednesday described U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as “insolent” and “impertinent”.Al-Louh said during a phone interview with Al-Hayah satellite channel that Trump’s decision is as dangerous as the Balfour Declaration. “Today, Trump gave what he does not own to those who do not deserve.”The Balfour Declaration was issued by the British government during World War I announcing support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine.“Jerusalem is not Trump’s or the Jew’s, it is Palestine’s capital and is part of the lands occupied by Israel in 1967,” Al-Louh said.

Source: Egypt Today December 08, 2017 22:52 UTC