US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the expansion of illegal Jewish settlements would be an obstacle to peace as he pledges Washington's commitment to both Israel's security and a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
US President Joe Biden's administration has criticised Israel's far-right government for moves it sees as consolidating settlements and for "provocative" visits by some members of the government to sites in occupied East Jerusalem.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington would keep helping Israel's efforts to integrate with its neighbours. / Photo: AFP
In a speech on Monday to the pro-Israel lobby group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, Blinken also said that moves toward annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank or that disrupt the status quo at holy sites would hurt the prospects for a two-state solution.
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