On Sunday (17), US Democratic Party Senator Chris Van Hollen said during an interview with a US news channel that Prime Minister Netanyahu had “closed the door” on efforts to establish a two-state solution. between Israel and Palestine following the war
Van Hollen was responding to a question regarding a recently released statement by Netanyahu in which the prime minister said he was “proud” to have prevented the possibility of a two-state solution.
“I am proud of having prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state, because today everyone knows what this Palestinian state might have been following we saw the small Palestinian state in Gaza,” said the prime minister.
“This is a direct response to the president [dos EUA Joe] Biden, calling for a two-state solution. Ultimately, this is the only political agreement that is viable,” said Van Hollen, referring to the declaration.
“[Netanyahu] continued to weaken the Palestinian Authority. This is the organization that recognized Israel’s right to exist many decades ago – instead of trying to find peace or at least prevent conditions on the ground from changing with additional settlements to allow for a two-state solution, it has closed the door on that effort ,” the US senator added.
US President Joe Biden has repeatedly expressed support for Israel in its war once morest the Hamas movement, but has also pushed for a two-state solution that would allow for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state when the war ends.
