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and performed Abbas discussions with Biden about the path Peacewarning that the opportunity for a two-state solution may be available only today and may not remain so in the future.
The Palestinian president added, during a press conference with his American counterpart in Bethlehem, that Israel must stop acting as a state above the law and end its occupation of the Palestinian territories. "Stretch out a hand to Israel to make peace for the brave".
Abbas expressed the Palestinians’ aspiration for the United States to make efforts to stop settlement and settler violence, considering Biden’s visit as an American interest in achieving peace.
The Palestinian president called for the opening of the US consulate in East Jerusalem and for the PLO to be removed from the terrorist list.
Earlier, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that the White House wanted a US consulate for the Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
For his part, US President Joe Biden stressed that he is one of the first supporters of the establishment of a Palestinian state, adding that the two-state solution seems far away at the moment. "But we will not give up attempts to establish peace".
Biden pointed to the great status of the city of Jerusalem among adherents of various religions, stressing the need to preserve its archaeological sites and holy places, under Jordanian guardianship.
The US President, who is continuing a tour of the Middle East, stated that the United States will provide $200 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees "UNRWA".
Biden, who started his visit from Israel, added that it is time to strengthen the institutions of the Palestinian Authority and combat corruption.
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and performed Abbas discussions with Biden about the path Peacewarning that the opportunity for a two-state solution may be available only today and may not remain so in the future.
The Palestinian president added, during a press conference with his American counterpart in Bethlehem, that Israel must stop acting as a state above the law and end its occupation of the Palestinian territories, and continued, “I extend a hand to Israel in order to make peace for the brave.”
Abbas expressed the Palestinians’ aspiration for the United States to make efforts to stop settlement and settler violence, considering Biden’s visit as an American interest in achieving peace.
The Palestinian president called for the opening of the US consulate in East Jerusalem and for the PLO to be removed from the terrorist list.
Earlier, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that the White House wanted a US consulate for the Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
For his part, US President Joe Biden stressed that he is one of the first supporters of the establishment of a Palestinian state, adding that the two-state solution seems far away at the moment, “but we will not abandon attempts to establish peace.”
Biden pointed to the great status of the city of Jerusalem among adherents of various religions, stressing the need to preserve its archaeological sites and holy places, under Jordanian guardianship.
The US president, who is continuing a tour of the Middle East, stated that the United States will provide $200 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Biden, who started his visit from Israel, added that it is time to strengthen the institutions of the Palestinian Authority and combat corruption.