WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides on Wednesday said it is his guiding principle to advance a two-state solution with the Palestinians, because failure to do so is making it difficult to ensure his “North Star” of “maintaining Israel as both a Jewish and democratic state.”
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Speaking to reporters at a briefing in Jerusalem, Nides noted that President Biden “articulated very clearly his support for a two-state solution” on his recent trip to Israel, and that “every speech that I give, Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken gives, that the president gives, that [Vice President] Kamala Harris gives, all reference that.
“In order to push for a two-state solution, we need to be doing things to help the Palestinian people,” Nides said. This primarily entails improving economic conditions.
“We can’t lose the Palestinian street,” he continued, naming this as one of the reasons President Joe Biden visited a hospital in the eastern part of Jerusalem during his trip to Israel in July.
Nides also encouraged Israeli authorities to work toward enhancing freedom of movement for Palestinians, including through the Allenby Bridge crossing with Jordan, and by providing them with a more sophisticated cellular communications network.
He simultaneously hailed Biden’s decision to restore economic aid to the Palestinian Authority, to the tune of $500 million annually, after President Donald Trump had cut funding to Ramallah, primarily over its “pay-for-slay” policy of disbursing monthly stipends to terrorists jailed in Israel and to the families of those killed while perpetrating attacks on Israelis.
Nides called for an end to the terror payments, along with Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria and what he described as “settler violence,” all of which he suggested were impediments to peace.
The ambassador acknowledged the significance of the Abraham Accords for peace, but he nevertheless contended that the Palestinians had not benefited from the agreements that two years ago normalized relations between Israel and a number of Arab countries.
Nides also focused on the impending Iran nuclear deal, reiterating the Biden administration’s oft-stated commitment to preventing the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons. He reiterated recent statements that the United States would “not tie Israel’s hands to defend itself” against Tehran’s aggression.
He stressed, however, that Washington was intent on resolving the Iranian nuclear standoff through diplomatic means, even as the talks in Vienna seem to be breaking down.
To this end, he conceded that there were some in the Jewish state and abroad who believe that the U.S. president “doesn’t have Israel’s back,” pointing mainly to widespread opposition to the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
Nides insisted that despite any policy differences, “U.S. support for Israel is an unbreakable tie.”
This guy is a clown.
Just look at what he’s saying.
Palestine has to have their own state. But Isreal has to provide them with more sophisticated cellular communications network.
Umm if you plan on having your own state, than go figure out how to build your own communications network.
If this liberal is so concerned about Israel remaining a “Jewish” state lol, so why did he spit on the Torah and marry a shiktza out of faith? Why did he intermarry? None of his children will ever be Jewish.
If you repeat same bad policy,don’t expect different results!
can’t believe how idiotic the left can be ,the only solution is the one Trump did IGNORE THE SO CALLED PALESTINIANS (then we got the Abraham accord)it’s made up not a real people
every know this even the Arabs
Democrat appointees always side with the pali terror regime.
Republican appointees slide with Israel.
He has never once said a word about the undemocratic pali terror regime where Abbas is 17 years into his 4 year term.
At evey instance they publically cobemdnen Israel and whitewash the pali Jew hatred, when will nides condemn Abbas holocaust attack on Israel?
Back to the tried and failed procedure that yve dems have been pushing for. 50 years
Wasn’t Jordan supposed to be a solution for the Palestinians? Oh I fogot, there were no Palestinians in1948.
The term Palestinian was invented by the Arabs to try to dissolve Israel.
From Camera: “Azmi Bishara, a former Arab Israeli member of Knesset (parliament), said in a 2009 television interview:
“Well, I don’t think there is a Palestinian nation at all. I think there is an Arab nation, I always thought so and I didn’t change my mind…. I never turned to be a Palestinian nationalist, despite my decisive struggle against the occupation [against Israel]. I think that until the end of the 19th century, Palestine was the South of Great Syria.”
Negative identity crisis
Zahir Muhsein, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee, told a Dutch newspaper in 1977 that “the Palestinian people does not exist. … The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese.”
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Maybe the Indians should return the colored beads in return for Manhattan and then discuss Israel.
only a gentile or an eruv rav would call for 2 state solution in the G-d given Holy Land!
Mmmmmm no.
The two State solution didn’t work in 1947 between Israel and Jordan! Why should these Jordanian refugees who call themselves Palestinians get a third state? This is a third-state solution not a two-state solution!!
Cool. So let us see a map with a nice line showing where Israel ends and Paestine starts.
So suprised the troll and pathological liar Paul didn’t insert his sly comments yet. But here is the thing. israel will continue to sruvive as a jewish state no matter what all the dooms day predictions are. From its start we have heard how they are surrounded by enemies etc. They are outnumbred and won’t thrive. Yet look where they are 75 years strong. Wwe can cointue being a democracy and only offering palestinains second class benefits. The plaesti9nina aren’t humans that deserve equal treatment . They are animals. raed any of these stroies of palestinanas who converted to judiasm bec the differnece was so obvious. Listen how they discuss life in an ordinary palestinain family or its treatment of women. They are subhumans.. For those of us that know our torah they are a “pera adam”. Paul is not a torah jews but we know the truth