Washington assures UN of support for Israel-Palestine two-state solution
Biden administration intends to restore Palestinian aid and take steps to reopen their diplomatic mission in Washington
27 January 2021 - 00:03
New York — US President Joe Biden's administration supports a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians and will overturn several Trump administration decisions, the acting US envoy to the UN assured the Security Council on Tuesday.
The Palestinians want a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with east Jerusalem as its capital, all territory captured by Israel in 1967. However, under a failed peace proposal by former president Donald Trump, Washington would have recognised Jewish settlements in occupied territory as part of Israel...
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