Two-state solution amendment has 49 co-sponsors, says senator

WASHINGTON: An overwhelming majority of Democrats in the US Senate supported the United States' support for a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 49 out of a total of 51 Democratic senators backed an amendment that supports a negotiated solution to the conflict that would lead to the existence of two Israeli and Palestinian states living side by side. Senator Brian Schatz, who proposed an amendment to the bill, said in a press conference, "What will determine the future of Israel and Palestine is whether there is hope or not. The two-state solution must be that hope." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a press conference this month that he opposes the establishment of any Palestinian state, and his speech sparked international concern, including in the United States, Israel's largest supporter. Washington insists that the two-state solution is the only possible way to achieve lasting peace in the region. Many members of President Joe Biden's Democratic Party are pre ssuring the administration to make more efforts to deal with the heavy losses inflicted on Palestinian civilians due to Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA