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At the White House yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump¹ hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The focus: achieving peace in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians.

President Trump hosted Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu here in mid-February. And after yesterday's meeting with President Abbas, the U.S. leader promised he'd help the two sides negotiate peace.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The Palestinians and Israelis must work together to reach an agreement that allows both peoples to live, worship and thrive and prosper² in peace. And I will do whatever is necessary to facilitate the agreement, to mediate³, to arbitrate anything they'd like to do.

AZUZ: President Abbas welcomed President Trump's offer and the Palestinian leader said he had hope for a historic Middle East peace treaty with the assistance of the American president.

Several leaders from the U.S. and the Middle East have attempted and failed to do this over recent decades. So, some experts are skeptical⁴ about whether it will happen now. But they say this could set the stage for progress down the road.

For an agreement to be reached between Palestinians and Israelis, a number of challenges would have to be overcome. Some of them being the terms of a two-state solution.

SUBTITLE⁵: Israel, Palestine: A two-state solution?

OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The idea behind a two-state solution is an Israeli state next to a Palestinian state. Two states living side by side in peace and security. It's been the goal of virtually the entire international community for decades.

So, why hasn't it happened yet? Well, both sides blame each other.

But at the center of a two-state solution are some very sensitive and very complex issues. One of those issues is Jerusalem. Both sides claim all or part of the holy city as their capital.

But there are also more issues. Borders, where would you draw the line between an Israeli state and a Palestinian state? Settlements, what would you do with Israeli settlements in the West Bank? And refugees, what happens to the Palestinian refugees?

All of these are very sensitive issues that need to be discussed before a final two-state solution can be recognized.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。

3 mediate   

vi.调解，斡旋；vt.经调解解决；经斡旋促成

参考例句：

• The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
• They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。

4 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

5 subtitle   

n.副题（书本中的），说明对白的字幕

参考例句：

• His new book has a subtitle.他的新书有一个副标题。
• Ah!I don't know why they don't subtitle these movies.唉！我不知道这些电影为什么不打字幕。