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Senate Democrats Urge 'Bold' US Push On Palestinian State

Senator Tom Carper (left), who is pushing for movement on a Palestinian state, speaks to President Joe Biden at a graduation ceremony at the University of Delaware on May 28, 2022 (Credit: AFP)

More than a third of the US Senate's Democrats called on President Joe Biden's administration Wednesday to take "bold" action toward establishing a Palestinian state, in the latest pushback against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The letter to Biden comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the country's highest-ranking Jewish elected leader and longtime advocate for Israel, sent shock waves with a speech criticizing Netanyahu's conduct of the Gaza war and urging new Israeli elections.

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