Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:53PM
A senior US State Department official has slammed Israel’s new cabinet for its declared opposition to a two-state solution, saying it would make hard for Washington to continue protecting Tel Aviv at the United Nations.
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| www.independent.co.uk |
Sherman stressed that the US is closely monitoring the situation as a right-wing cabinet is being formed under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“If the new Israeli government is seen as stepping back from its commitment to a two-state solution … that makes our job in the international arena a lot tougher,” Sherman said, referring to Netanyahu’s pre-election promise to never allow for the creation of a Palestinian state.
She noted that Washington’s previous ability to thwart European efforts to bring the Palestinian issue at the United Nations “depended on our insistence that the best course in achieving a two-state solution is through direct negotiation between the parties.”
Netanyahu had declared shortly before last month’s Israeli elections
that he rejected the idea of a Palestinian state, which has been a “key
element” of US foreign policy. Netanyahu’s radical Likud Party won the
March 17 vote.
He attempted to backtrack on his comments after he was reelected, but the White House believes the damage has already been done.
Even
if you accept Netanyahu’s reversal in position, “it’s hard to envision”
how to get to a secure Palestinian state, US President Barack Obama
said.
Obama also said he would reevaluate the relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv following Netanyahu’s comments.
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