Joe Biden “is a strong supporter of a two-state solution,” says Adrienne Watson. (File)
Washington:
The White House said Wednesday that President Joe Biden opposes “unilateral recognition” of a Palestinian state, following recent moves by Spain, Ireland and Norway to normalize relations.
Biden “is a strong supporter of a two-state solution and has been throughout his career,” said National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson.
Joe Biden “believes that a Palestinian state must be realized through direct negotiations between the parties, not through unilateral recognition,” she said.
The comments did not directly mention the decision to formally recognize the State of Palestine by the three European countries, all of which are close allies of the United States.
Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have been pushing Israel to advance a timeline for Palestinian statehood, in part by dangling the prospect of Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel.
But Washington vetoed a recent UN Security Council attempt to recognize the State of Palestine, saying recognition could only come through negotiations that took Israel’s security interests into account.
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