When asked whether the creation of two states to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was “impossible” while Netanyahu was in power, Biden responded: “No, it’s not.”
Moreover, he said that Netanyahu does not reject all two-state solutions and believed that there are different types of possible states, citing, for example, countries that are members of the United Nations and They have no armed forces.
“There are different types of two-state solutions (…) So I think there are ways this could work,” he said.
The US president spoke by telephone with Netanyahu on Friday, a day after the latter opposed the creation of a Palestinian state as part of a possible post-conflict scenario in Gaza.
Biden was asked by reporters if he would be open to limiting the military aid the US sends to Israel because of comments Netanyahu made, to which the president responded: “I think we can reach an agreement.”
This Friday was the first telephone conversation between the two leaders in almost a month. His last call was on December 23.
The White House has assured that the call did not take place because of comments Netanyahu made about the creation of a Palestinian state, although it has made clear that Biden continues to believe that the creation of two states It is the only solution to the conflict.
In addition to opposing the creation of a Palestinian state, Netanyahu refuses to allow the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), which governs parts of the occupied West Bank, to regain control of the Palestinian territories. Gaza Strip when the Israeli offensive ends.
Source: El heraldo
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