A representative of US diplomacy insisted on a two-state solution to the conflict as the only way for Israelis and Palestinians to get “democracy, opportunity and dignity” in equal measure.
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, expressed this Tuesday to the president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmud Abbas, the US concern for the future of the Palestinian people and called for an end to the escalation of violence with Israel.
What we are seeing now is that the horizon of the Palestinians is narrowing when it should be widening and that is something that has to change,” said Blinken, who met with Abbas on Tuesday in Ramallah, in the West Bank, in a context of worsening . tension between Israelis and Palestinians.
In recent days there have been at least two new episodes of violence in the region: one Armed attack on a synagogue in East Jerusalem Y clashes with the Israeli army during a mission in a refugee camp in the city of Jenin, in the West Bank. In both cases, several deaths were recorded.
First of all, we believe that it is important to take measures to reduce violence, stop violence, reduce tensions and try to create the foundations for a more positive future,” added the head of US diplomacy, at a joint press conference with USA the leader of the ANP.
The US Secretary of State insisted on a two-state solution to the conflict as the only way for Israelis and Palestinians to achieve “democracy, opportunity and dignity” in equal measure.
On this issue, Blinken noted that the United States opposes “any action by either party that makes that goal more illusory, more distant.”
Blinken detailed a number of problematic policies, especially by the Israeli government, such as the expansion and legalization of new settlements in the West Bank, demolitions and evictions of homes, and status changes at holy sites.
In this sense, the US representative urged both parties to “unequivocally condemn any act of violenceregardless of the victim or the aggressor” and warned of the danger of “incitement to intolerance and violence”, without making specific references.
Blinken’s meeting with the Palestinian leader in the occupied West Bank is the last leg of a short tour of the Middle East, which began in Egypt on Sunday, continued in Israel on Monday and ends in the West Bank on Tuesday.
On Monday, Blinken met with the Israeli government in Jerusalem, where stressed the need to reduce the escalation of violence in the regionwhich last week caused more than 20 deaths and triggered strong crackdowns by both the right-wing Israeli executive headed by Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian leadership.
This Tuesday, in Ramallah, Blinken also referred to the need to strengthen and strengthen the PNA as part of the process to lay the foundations for a democratic Palestinian state and highlighted the United States’ intention to “reestablish” and “rebuild” the relationship with the Palestinian government.
Abbas, for his part, told Blinken that the PNA “holds the Israeli government responsible” for the recent escalation of violence in the region and said that Tel Aviv’s actions “undermine the two-state solution.”
In addition, he emphasized that the decisions taken in recent days – which include the interruption of security coordination with Israel – are aimed at “protect the interests” of the Palestinian people after “having exhausted all avenues” with the Israeli government.
In bilateral relations with Washington, and after several years of ups and downs, the president of the Palestinian Authority expressed his willingness to “work together” with the support of the international community to “restore political dialogue with the aim of ending the occupation Israeli”. .
Source: Observadora
