WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden believes a Palestinian state should be achieved through negotiations, not unilateral recognition, the White House said on Wednesday (May 22) after Ireland, Spain and Norway
Spain is one of the European countries that will recognise a Palestinian state. In this file photo, people hold anti-war placards during a protest to call for a ceasefire in Gaza in Madrid, Spain, on Jan 20, 2024. WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden believes a Palestinian state should be achieved through negotiations, not unilateral recognition, the White House said on Wednesday after
"President Biden believes that a two-state solution that guarantees Israel's security and also a future of dignity and security for the Palestinian people is the best way to bring about long-term security and stability for everyone in the region," Sullivan said. Decades of US efforts have failed to achieve a"two-state solution" with Israel living alongside a Palestinian state encompassing the West Bank, ruled by the Palestinian Authority , and Gaza, ruled by the Hamas Islamist movement since it seized the coastal strip from the PA in a brief 2007 civil war.Gaza conflict has changed relations between the key players in the Middle East
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