State Department pursuing establishment of Palestinian state

President Joe Biden’s administration is “actively pursuing the establishment” of a Palestinian state, a State Department spokesman said following a report that U.S. officials are mulling options for its recognition.

“Yes, we support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and we do a lot of work inside the government to think about how to bring that about,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Wednesday. “Obviously, we look at any number of options. That’s part of the normal planning process. The vast majority of options never usually get implemented.”