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Clinton, Trump to meet separately with Israel PM Netanyahu

After failing to reach a peace accord in his two terms in office, Obama is said to be considering a major speech or a U.S. -backed U.N. Security Council resolution that lays out what he sees as the contours of any viable deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet separately with American presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in NY on Sunday, an official in his office said.

Per a readout provided by Trump's campaign, the two discussed "military assistance, security and regional stability".

"Mr. Trump recognized that Israel and its citizens have suffered far too long on the front lines of Islamic terrorism", the Trump campaign said.

Trump said "peace will only come when the Palestinians renounce hatred and violence and accept Israel as a Jewish State", the campaign said in the statement.

No details of where the meetings will take place were immediately available however the Times of Israel reports Netanyahu will meet Trump Sunday morning local time, followed by a meeting with Clinton in the afternoon. Trump has made building a wall along the US-Mexico border a signature campaign promise.

"Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked Mr. Trump for his friendship and support for Israel", according to the statement.

He and Netanyahu also discussed US military assistance to Israel, regional stability, and the country's technology sector, as well as the Iran nuclear deal, which both oppose. More recently, Netanyahu has urged Obama to avoid pushing for a Palestinian state in his final months in office. -Israeli relationship, the nuclear deal with Iran and the fight against ISIS. Clinton said in a statement that it would help "solidify and chart a course for the U.S".

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Clinton, Trump to meet separately with Israel PM Netanyahu