In Friday’s conversation, Biden discussed his vision of Israel’s lasting peace and security in the region, said National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby.
Although Netanyahu has expressed his concerns, Biden still firmly believes that a two-state solution is the right path. “We’re not going to agree on every issue,” Kirby said. Good friends and allies could have these types of open and candid discussions.
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Netanyahu rejected a Palestinian state after the end of the Gaza war in open contradiction to the USA on Thursday. With an eye on a two-state solution at the urging of the US, Netanyahu said he must be able to say “no” when necessary, even to best friends. Kirby now said this will not change Biden’s view that the best long-term solution for regional security, particularly the security of the Israeli people, is a free and independent Palestinian state. The USA would continue to promote it.
“Different types of two-state solutions”
Biden was optimistic, at least publicly. When asked by a reporter at an event in Washington on Friday afternoon (local time) whether a two-state solution would be impossible as long as Netanyahu was in office, Biden replied: “No, it is not,” according to the press present. He thinks that a solution will be found. There are “different types of two-state solutions.”
According to information from Washington, the conversation also covered other topics, such as the transition of the Israeli offensive towards more targeted military operations that are intended to enable more and more humanitarian aid for the people in the Gaza Strip – while maintaining pressure on the leadership of the Islamist Hamas. Biden also addressed Israel’s responsibility to reduce harm to civilians and protect the innocent. The US President welcomed the Israeli government’s decision to allow the delivery of flour through the port of Ashdod. Teams from both countries worked separately on options for a more direct delivery of aid by sea to the Gaza Strip.
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