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Blinken spoke with Netanyahu: "We oppose measures that endanger the two-state solution" | Israel today

2023-02-19T05:12:34.362Z


The American Secretary of State spoke with the Prime Minister tonight and emphasized to him his concern about the escalation between Israel and the Palestinians • Blinken also stated that the American administration opposes unilateral measures that could endanger the future negotiations between the parties


US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke tonight (between Saturday and Sunday) with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and told him that "we in the American government support the two-state solution, and oppose unilateral measures that could endanger the implementation of the solution", by which Blinken directed his words to the government's recent decisions to expand The construction in Judea and Samaria and the training of some settlements that were not legal. 

Productive call with @netanyahu to discuss regional developments.

I reiterated our strong support for a negotiated two-state solution and underlined the urgent need for Israelis and Palestinians to take steps to restore calm and our opposition to escalatory unilateral measures.

— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) February 18, 2023

Blinken also emphasized in his conversation with Netanyahu the "urgent need" for the Israelis and the Palestinians to act in order to restore calm between the parties.

As I recall, during his visit to Israel last month, the American Secretary of State pressured Israel to pass the legal reforms planned by agreement between the political camps.

"Building consensus for new proposals is the most effective way to ensure that they are accepted and last," he said.

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Secretary of State in Lincoln during his last visit to Israel, photo: Mark Israel Salem

At the end of the meeting held in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the American official added that "we support core democratic principles that include respect for human rights, equality and justice for all, equality for minority groups, the rule of law, freedom of the press, a prosperous civil society".

Prime Minister Netanyahu also referred to the reforms and told Blinken that "we have common values. We are two strong democracies, which I assure you will remain two strong democracies."

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Source: israelhayom

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