Lapid says Netanyahu to blame for Trump two-state solution flip-flop

Yesh Atid chairman says that US President Donald Trump’s surprise statement that he backs the two state solution is a result of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unclear policy toward the Palestinians.

“President Trump’s jump between the two-state solution and the one-state solution is not the result of American ambiguity, but of the fact that no one – including our best friend in the White House – understands what the Netanyahu government wants. Strengthen the Palestinian Authority or topple it? Unite the West Bank and Gaza or separate them? Annex or separate from Nablus and Ramallah?” Lapid says in a statement.

“The Americans do not understand what the Israelis know,” he continues. “What Netanyahu wants is for time to pass. Another month and another month, another year and another year. For him, the only criterion for success is that there will be no change.”