President Donald Trump is ready to accept a Palestinian state as part of his Middle East peace plan with borders "not necessarily" based on pre-1967 lines, an Israeli TV channel report has claimed.
Hadashot News (formerly Channel 2 ) said recognition of a Palestinian state would involve land swops with Israel - but would not include evacuation of West Bank settlements under a permanent accord.
Quoting what it claimed were senior Israeli negotiators currently involved in discussions with the Trump administration, the report suggested Sunni states such as Saudi Arabia would provide massive economic assistance for the plan in order that it was accepted by the Palestinian leadership.
It is also claimed that the US would continue to recognise Israeli security needs including the continued presence of troops along the border with Jordan.
