Thursday, March 19, 2015

Abbas: Two-State Solution Impossible with Netanyahu Government

After PM's victory, PA Chairman says it's impossible to achieve solution to conflict with a Netanyahu-led government.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been riding high after a triumphant reelection, but he faced sharp criticism from both the United States and the Palestinian Authority on Thursday. After saying Monday that he longer believed in the viability of a two-state solution, the US responded with tepid acknowledgement to Netanyahu's victory on Wednesday. President Barack Obama did not even call the Prime Minister to congratulate him. 

Then, on Thursday, US officials abruptly announced that the Obama administration may change its policies toward Israel in such international bodies as the United Nations Security Council. (Read More)