State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Wednesday that the Biden administration has “no policy changes” regarding the goal of establishing an “independent Palestinian state,” following an Axios report that the U.S. was developing options.
The Axios report said Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked the State Department to consider and present policy options for possible U.S. and international recognition of a Palestinian state following the end of the Israeli-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. This was reported by two US officials.
“The fact that the State Department is considering such options signals a change in thinking within the Biden administration regarding the possibility of recognizing a Palestinian state,” the report said.
But Miller said at a press conference Wednesday that “there has been no policy shift by the administration.”
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State Department Press Secretary Matthew Miller will speak about the establishment of a Palestinian state at a press conference on Thursday, January 31st. (Pool/Fox News)
“We have been very clear publicly that we support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. That has been the policy of the United States for many years, and that is the policy of this administration,” Miller said.
“I’m not going to comment on the internal work we do to further that objective, but I will just say that there are any number of ways you can go about achieving that. Sequencing Events There are many things that need to be done to achieve that goal,” Miller continued. “We are considering a wide range of options and are discussing them with our regional partners and other partners within the U.S. government.”
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Israeli soldiers are stationed on Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip on Monday, January 29th. (AP/Tsafril Abayov)
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been suspended after the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), after countries including the United States suspended aid after some of its staff were suspected of participating in Hamas’ October military operation. ) answered this question in response to a question about when the funding for will run out. Regarding the July 7 attacks on Israel, Miller said their financing is “obviously not just a problem for the U.S. government.”
“I’ll let them speak on the questions about both the funding and its expiration, because that’s clearly not an issue for the U.S. government,” he said. “We are not the only donor to UNRWA; there are other countries that provide funding as well.”
“Bringing food, water, medicine, and other humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people is an important task,” Miller said.
On Monday, January 29, Palestinians evacuate from the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza following an Israeli land and air attack. (AP/Fatima Shubeir)
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“That said, last week’s allegations were incredibly worrying,” he added. “And it is precisely because this work is so important and it should not be jeopardized that UNRWA, the United Nations, must also conduct a thorough investigation. We need to take steps to prevent this from happening again. ”
