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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Biden says two-state solution still possible after call with Netanyahu

Joe Biden speaking, with a US flag in background
Asked if a two-state solution was impossible while Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was still in office, US president Joe Biden said: ‘No, it’s not.’ Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

Joe Biden has said the creation of an independent state for Palestinians was still possible while Benjamin Netanyahu was still in office, following a call with the Israeli prime minister on Friday.

The US president spoke to Netanyahu for the first time in nearly a month about differences over a future Palestinian state, as well as Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza, where the Palestinian death toll is approaching 25,000, according to local health authorities.

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