Obama - Netanyahu to discuss Israel - Palestine conflict

Obama - Netanyahu to discuss Israel - Palestine conflict

WASHINGTON: (APP) President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the White House said Sunday.

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Obama and Israel's prime minister will have a bilateral meeting Wednesday, with discussion topics likely to include the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict "in the face of deeply troubling trends on the ground," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement.