Hopes of achieving a two-state solution, with an independent Palestinian state based largely in the West Bank alongside Israel, has all but disappeared since the last round of US-sponsored talks stalled in 2014.
RAMALLAH, West Bank – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the West Bank on Tuesday, January 31, on a tour where he is appealing for a halt to violence and reaffirming Washington’s backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Blinken is also expected to highlight US assistance to the Palestinian economy, which is heavily dependent on foreign aid. On Tuesday, Blinken met Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and discussed cooperation to stop Iran developing a nuclear weapon as well the situation in the West Bank.
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