US supports two-state solution to end decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict
(VOVWORLD) - The US plans to work closely with Israel’s new government, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a left-leaning Jewish group in Washington on Sunday, and continues to support a two-state solution to end the decades-long conflict with Palestinians.
 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.( Photo: Reuters) |
The top US diplomat confirmed that President Joe Biden's administration will work "relentlessly" to preserve a "horizon of hope," however dim, for the creation of a Palestinian state.
Blinken said that the US will also continue to unequivocally oppose any acts that undermine the prospects of a two-state solution.
According Blinken, the actions include settlement expansion, moves toward annexation of the West Bank, disruption to the historic status quo at holy sites, demolitions and evictions, and incitement to violence.
He also said that Washington will gauge the upcoming government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by the policies it pursues rather than individual personalities.