Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and 18 other Senate Democrats wrote a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to establish the framework for the United States to recognize a nonmilitarized Palestinian state. 

The senators pointed to diplomatic relations in the Middle East and the influence America has had in the region in the past. Carper said the Israel-Hamas war has reached an “inflection point” and that the president’s leadership is needed for Israelis and Palestinians to live peacefully.