WASHINGTON, DC — US Secretary of State
Anthony Blinken reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to a two-state solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas, the State Department said Saturday.
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The move came as Israel’s hawkish former prime minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, who has not endorsed the two-state idea, sealed his return
to power following Tuesday’s election and launched negotiations on forming what
could be the most right-wing government in Israel’s history.
In a call with Abbas on Friday, Blinken “further
reaffirmed our commitment to a two-state solution,” the State Department said
in a statement.
Blinken and Abbas also discussed “joint efforts to
improve the quality of life for the Palestinian people and enhance their
security and freedom.”
On Thursday four
Palestinians were killed by Israeli
forces in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
Blinken “underscored his deep concern over the
situation in the West Bank, including heightened tensions, violence, and loss
of both Palestinian and Israeli lives, and emphasized the need for all parties
to de-escalate the situation urgently,” according to the State Department.
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