Joe Biden says there is no shift in commitment to security of Israel

TIL Desk/World/Washington/ US President Joe Biden has said that there is no shift in the commitment of his administration towards the security of Israel but insisted a two-state solution that includes a state for Palestinians remains the only answer to that conflict.

Biden’s comment comes a day a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas negotiated by Egypt following a 11-day war that caused a lot of casualties and infrastructure damage in Gaza.

There is no shift in my commitment, the commitment to the security of Israel, period, Biden told reporters at a joint news conference along with the visiting South Korean President Moon-Jae-In.

No shift, not at all, but I tell you what there is a shift in. The shift is that we still need a two-state solution. It is the only answer, the only answer. What I’m convinced of is that we can now move, as I did even before I was able to negotiate–well, I shouldn’t–before the cease-fire was negotiated, he said.