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1st Ld: Trump calls on Netanyahu to "hold back" on new settlement

Xinhua, February 16, 2017 Adjust font size:

Israel should "hold back" on building new settlement "for a little bit," U.S. President Donald Trump told visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.

"As far as settlements, I'd like to see you hold back on settlements for a little bit. We'll work something out but I would like to see a deal be made," Trump said at a joint press conference with Netanyahu at the White House.

Trump also said that he is open to either a one-state or two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a departure from U.S. stance in previous administrations.

"I'm looking at two-state, one-state, and I like the one that both parties like. ... I can live with either one," Trump said. Enditem