Israel/Palestine

The left-leaning J Street organization hails Kerry’s speech and urges US Congress and American Jewish leaders to throw their backing behind his initiative.

“J Street applauds Secretary of State Kerry’s speech today, which powerfully made the case that the two-state solution is not only in Israeli and Palestinian interests, but in the American national interest as well,” it says in a statement. “J Street strongly supports as well the secretary’s proposals for concrete steps toward the two-state solution that can be taken now and his outline of the basic principles on which resolution of the conflict can ultimately be based.”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/j-street-applauds-kerry-speech-urges-congressional-backing/

KERRY SPEECH A STRONG EXPRESSION OF AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO TWO-STATE SOLUTION AND ISRAELI SECURITY

The speech complemented and provided important context around the US abstention last week on United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which reaffirmed the need for a two-state solution and called for a halt to actions by both sides that serve to undermine the prospects for peace.

Taken together, these actions by the Obama administration leave behind a legacy that demonstrates an unwavering commitment to advancing decades-old bipartisan American policy goals: guaranteeing Israel’s security and qualitative military edge, reaching a two-state solution that finally resolves the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, creating an independent Palestinian state and bringing an end to the ongoing occupation.

http://jstreet.org/press-releases/kerry-speech-strong-expression-americas-commitment-two-state-solution-israeli-security/#.WGWFK2QrLq0