美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普放弃巴以问题“两国方案”（在线收听）

It was the first time that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met face to face since the American leader was inaugurated. In a news conference Wednesday, President Trump said the U.S. would encourage a great peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, but that it would be the two sides themselves that would have to directly negotiate that agreement.

What President Trump didn`t say was whether he supported the idea of a two- state solution. In the Middle East conflict, this is the idea that Palestinians would have their own country alongside Israel.

I`m looking at two-state and one-state, and I like the one that both parties like.

AZUZ: But experts say it`s very unlikely that Palestinians would accept any agreement that doesn`t give them their own state. As far as Israel and the U.S. go, this is expected to be the beginning of a friendlier relationship between the two countries. They`ve historically been close allies.

But former President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu often didn`t get along. One issue that divided them: Israeli settlements. President Obama strongly opposed them.

On the campaign trail, Mr. Trump supported them. But on Wednesday, as president, he said he`d like to see Israel hold back on settlements.

Why are these controversial?