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“Unilateral actions are intensifying and undermining the possibility of a two-state solution, the only pathway to lasting peace and security for Palestinians and Israelis,” the U.N. secretary-general claimed.
The Israeli prime minister is scheduled to address the world body on Friday.
“If we want a two-state solution, everybody has to support it in practical terms,” says top E.U. diplomat Josep Borrell.
While all eyes will be on the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden, Israel will have a lot going on in Turtle Bay.
The Tell es-Sultan site contains prehistoric ruins dating back to the ninth millennium BCE.
The Israeli prime minister is reportedly trying to find a better speaking slot for the appearance post-Rosh Hashanah.
An Oval Office meeting will not take place during Netanyahu’s trip to the United States, following an internal White House debate on the matter.
The delegation is in the kingdom for a UNESCO meeting.
No meetings with U.S. officials are scheduled during the Israeli premier’s visit, and it remains unclear whether he will meet with the U.S. president on the sidelines of the UNGA.
The development comes amid a U.S.-led effort to persuade Riyadh to join the Abraham Accords.
In a new survey, the Jewish state was the country most critical of the international body.
Longtime aide Courtney O’Donnell is currently a senior adviser in Vice President Kamala Harris’s office.
