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- It's great to be withBenjamin Netanyahu,

the Prime Minister of Israel,and his representatives.

Obviously, we have much to discuss.

The Prime Minister wasjust thanking me again

for what we did in Jerusalemwith respect to the embassy.

That's been something that,I guess was controversial,

but it's turned out to bevery positive in many ways

and a lot of progress is beingmade in many other areas.

We're talking trade,we're talking military,

we're talking defense,and we are very much

in favor of what Israel is doing

as far as their defense is concerned.

They're aggressive and they have no choice

but to be aggressive.

It's a very difficult part of the world.

So I just want to let Benjamin,let all of the people know,

let Bibi know that we are with you.

We are with Israel 100%.

Thank you, Bibi.

- Thank you.

- [Reporter] Mr. President,when are you going to

present your peace plan?

- Excuse me.

- Mr. President, Donald, thank you.

This is a many-fold thank you.

First, thank you for yourstrong words yesterday

in the General Assembly

against the corruptterrorist regime in Iran.

You back up your strongwords with strong actions,

and I think that thefact that you've brought

American sanctions to bearhas cut the cash machine

of Iran and its campaignof carnage and conquest

in the Middle East.

And we who live in the Middle East,

Israelis and Arabs,who are subject to this

Iranian danger, want tothank you especially.

Secondly, I want to thank youfor the extraordinary support

that you have shown forIsrael in this building

and the U.N, no one hasbacked Israel like you do,

and we appreciate it.

Third, this is the first time that

we meet after the AmericanEmbassy has been moved

to Jerusalem.

- [Trump] That's right.

- You've changed history, andyou've touched our hearts.

And fourth and last, I wantto say how much I appreciate

your robust defense ofIsrael's right of self-defense,

which you have just expressed.

I think everybody should

understand that Israelwill continue to do what is

necessary to defend ourselvesagainst Iranian aggression,

in Syria and Lebanon, anywhere else.

And I want to say also thatwe have no doubt as we do so

we'll enjoy the supportof President Donald Trump

and the United States of America.

I think, and I say this objectively,

that the American/Israelialliance has never been stronger,

it's stronger than everbefore, under your leadership,

and I look forward to workingwith you and your team

to advance our commoninterests: security, prosperity,

and peace with Israel'sneighbors and for the region.

And we can do it with you.

- [Reporter] Mr. President,when are you going to present

you peace plan?

- We're working along on that.

It's, I think moving verywell, there's nothing

I would rather do than see peace

between Israel and the Palestinians.

I think lots of good things are happening.

It will take a little time, as you know.

It's taken plenty oftime, many, many decades,

and nothing's happened.

But a lot of good things are happening,

actually, by taking off the table

the embassy moving to Jerusalem,

that was always the primary ingredient

as to why deals couldn't get done.

I spoke to many of the negotiating teams,

and they said they couldnever get never past

the embassy moving into Jerusalem

and all of what that meant,

which you know what that meant,

that meant everything.

And now that's off the table.

Now, that will also mean that Israel

will have to do something that will be

good for the other side--

- [Reporter] What do youmean when you say that?

- We're working on deals, I think, that,

I really believe something will happen.

They say it's the toughest of all deals.

When they talk about tough deals,

they always say Israeland the Palestinians.

That's the toughest of all deals.

It is a dream of mine tobe able to get that done

prior to the end of my first term.

I don't want to do it in my second term.

We'll do other things in my second term.

But during this period of time,

and I can say that I think

a lot of progress has been made.

I think that Israel wants to do something,

and I think that the Palestinians

actually want to do something.

A lot of progress has been made,

so the time is moving and that will move,

and I think it will start moving

pretty soon, pretty rapidly, thank you.

- [Reporter] Are you goingto talk with Mr. Putin about

the tension between Israel and Russia?

- I will talk if it's appropriatewhen it's appropriate.

Yes, I would do that.

- [Reporter] Mr. President,when you said that Israel

will have to pay now afterhaving the Embassy move,

what do you mean?

- Well, that's a big chip that they got.

I took probably thebiggest chip off the table,

and so obviously we have to start,

you know, we have to make a fair deal.

We have to do something.

Deals have to be good for both parties.

Otherwise, you don't have a deal

and you don't have a lasting deal.

So something will have to be done,

but that's a very big chip.

Israel got the firstchip, and it's a big one.

There's no question about it.

- [Reporter] What doyou think about Russian,

the missiles the Russiansare giving to Syria?

- Well, I haven't heard this.

We were just discussingit two minutes ago,

and we'll make a determination.

We'll find out about that.

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- [Reporter] The Palestinians,will they come back

to the table?

- Absolutely.

One hundred percent.

As you know, we were paying them

$550 million a year.

Now we're paying them nothing a year

because we were, for years and years,

we were being abused by theleadership of the Palestinians

and giving them all of thismoney, so now we're not.

But that will start upagain, and it will start up,

I look forward to it becausethey use it for some purposes

that are good and somepurposes that are not good

and not acceptable.

So, yeah, they're absolutelycoming back to the table,

and they want to come back to the table.

- [Reporter] Mr. President,are you going to abide by

the two-state solution?

Will your plan includea two-state solution?

- I like two-state solution.

I like two-state solution.

- [Reporter] So your plan is going to say

two-state solution?

- You just heard me, right?

Okay?

So that's enough questions from you.

Is that alright?

(laughter)

- [Reporter] Are you going to say

something about the severity--

- I like two-state solution.

Yeah, that's what I think,(reporters shouting)

that's what I think works best.

I don't even have to speak toanybody, that's my feeling.

Now, you may have a differentfeeling, I don't think so,

but I think two-state solution works best.

Yes, go ahead.

- [Reporter] Why are the Europeans

bypassing U.S. sanctions on Iran?

What do you make of that?

- I think the Europeanswill behave very nicely.

Very nicely.

Just watch.

- [Reporter] Are you upsetby the move they've taken?

- No, I'm not upset by anything.

I don't get upset.

- [Female Reporter] Wouldyou want to see a new deal

negotiated with Iran?

- Okay, yes please, go ahead.

- [Male Reporter] Sir, could I ask you,

do you think you'll bereleasing the peace plan

in a matter of weeks, months?

Could you give us some sort of timeframe?

- We'll have something, we havesomething very much in mind.

It's moving along really well.

I want to have a plan, Steve, that is

solid, understood by bothsides, really semi-agreed to

by both sides beforewe start a negotiation.

I would say over the nexttwo to three to four months,

something like that,that would be the time

that I'd like to atleast release the plan.

It is a very complex situation,

but I think we have some brilliant ideas,

ideas that have neverbeen thought of before,

ideas that are good for both parties.

And again, it has to begood for both parties, okay?

Thank you all very much, thank you.

- [Man] Thank you, Press.

Thank you, Press.

- Thank you very much.

- [Man] Thank you, Press.

- [Woman] Thank you, we're done.

- [Man] Thank you, Press.

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