US PRESIDENT Donald Trump posed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations in New York today, claiming to support a two-state Middle East solution.

Mr Trump, whose administration is boycotted by all Palestinian factions after it recognised Israel’s illegal annexation of East Jerusalem and relocated the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, said: “I like two-state solution.

“That’s what I think works best. That's my feeling. Now you may have a different feeling. I don't think so. But I think two-state solution works best.”

He gave no indication as to where he thought a Palestinian state might be situated, given the scale of Israeli colonisation of the West Bank.

Mr Trump claimed his decision to move the US embassy would actually help peace efforts by recognising the reality that Israel identifies Jerusalem as its capital, but he added that Israel would have to make concessions to the Palestinians in any negotiations.

"Israel got the first chip and it's a big one," he said.

"By taking off the table the embassy moving to Jerusalem, that was always the primary ingredient as to why deals couldn't get done. Now that's off the table.

“Now, that will also mean that Israel will have to do something that is good for the other side."

The Israeli leader thanked President Trump for his support and for his decision to withdraw from the Iran JCPOA nuclear deal.

He boasted that US-Israel relations have never been better than under his administration.