Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, who is at the moment in New York, spoke with Arutz Sheva about the planned visit of US President Donald Trump to Israel.
“It’s nothing new that the two-state solution is completely out of the question as far as we’re concerned. I hope the Trump administration will think outside of the box,” she said.
“When they talk about a ‘deal,’ it’s not necessarily a political deal, but maybe regional economic peace which could be interesting. I hope that Trump will think outside of the box and that this administration will not be held captive to the paradigms of the previous administration.”
She noted the significance of Trump’s arrival in Israel at the time of Jerusalem Day.
“I don’t know if it was planned that way, but it’s certainly symbolic,” she said.
“There’s a new administration and a positive atmosphere and I think a lot of good things can come out of it,” she said, adding that she is to meet with the US head of the Justice Department and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “We will speak about cooperation that we can have and the struggle against incitement on the internet and the funding of terror. I think that the Attorney General is a great friend of Israel and that it will be possible to work together on matters important both to Israel and the US.”