Reuters RONEN ZVULUN
Anthony Blinken, the candidate of US President-elect Joe Biden for the position of Secretary of State, pledged to maintain the US recognition of Jerusalem as “the capital of Israel” and to keep the embassy there.
During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Blinken responded with “yes” twice, when Senator James Risch asked him: “Do you agree that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and are you obligated to maintain the United States embassy in Jerusalem?”
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It is noteworthy that US President Donald Trump moved the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, considering it the “capital of Israel” in May 2018, in a move approved by Congress since the 1990s, although previous administrations stopped its implementation.
During the hearing, Blink also expressed his support for the two-state solution, noting that the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a “big challenge” and that progress is difficult to achieve in the near future.
Source: Reuters, “The Hill”
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