ramallah west bank palestinian president mahmoud abbas wednesday demand halt israeli settlement expansion occupy territory say commit two-state solution conflict israel u.s. president donald trump suggest could open alternatives abbas office issue statement trump israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu speak news conference washington meet news conference trump say netanyahu like see pull back settlements little bite trump also drop u.s. insistence two-state solution longstanding bedrock middle east policy upend position embrace successive administrations international community u.s. commitment eventual creation palestinian state abbas say agree trump call israel refrain settlement build occupy west bank east jerusalem presidency demand israel agree trump call international community halt settlement activities include occupy east jerusalem statement say palestinians stress want two-state option palestinian presidency stress commitment two-state solution international law international legitimacy way secure end israeli occupation establish palestinian state east jerusalem capital give convolute response question whether back two-state solution trump suggest could abide whatever two party decide look two state one state like one party like say stand alongside netanyahu live either one abbas statement add palestinians affirm readiness deal positively trump administration make peace talk freeze since 2014. palestinians seek establish independent state israeli occupy west bank territory capture 1967 middle east war gaza strip control islamist hamas east jerusalem capital palestinians tell trump still commit two-state solution