US stresses two-state solution to Palestinian conflict

US Secretary of State tells Israeli counterpart Biden administration believes two-state solution is best way to ensure Israel’s future as Jewish and democratic state

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Israeli counterpart on Monday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was best for the future of Israel, the US State Department said.

Blinken, in a call with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, "emphasized the Biden administration's belief that the two-state solution is the best way to ensure Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state, living in peace alongside a viable and democratic Palestinian state," the State Department said.