“Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday affirmed President Joe Biden’s commitment to a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, arguing that without solutions that afforded Palestinians more dignity, the cycle of violence was likely to continue,” reports Politico. “Ultimately, it is the only way to ensure Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state, and of course the only way to give the Palestinians the state to which they’re entitled,” he told host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” while acknowledging that it would take some time to get to that point.”
“Blinken credited Biden’s quiet diplomacy for the cease-fire secured between Hamas, which controls Gaza, and Israel. The cease-fire began Friday after 11 days of violence that claimed the lives of a dozen Israelis and more than 230 Palestinians. Blinken argued that in the near term, the most important objective was rebuilding the massive structural damage in Gaza and solving the resulting humanitarian crisis.”
““It’s vitally important that Palestinians feel hope and have opportunity, and can live in security just as it is for Israelis, and there should be equal measures,” said Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin. “Ultimately I think that that hope, that security, that dignity will be found in a Palestinian state.””