Biden’s UN ambassador: US will support two-state solution in Middle East

Published January 26, 2021 9:10pm ET



President Biden is so far making good on his promise to reverse the Trump administration’s Israel policy, with a top official vowing the Democrat will support a two-state solution in the Middle East.

Richard Mills, acting U.S. envoy to the United Nations, told the Security Council on Tuesday that the United States encourages Israel and Palestinians “to avoid unilateral steps that make a two-state solution more difficult, such as annexation of territory, settlement activity, demolition, incitement to violence and providing compensation for individuals imprisoned for acts of terrorism.”

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