Biden backs Palestinian state, calls for accounting of journalist’s death
7/15/22
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from The Washington Post,
7/15/22:
President Biden devoted the last hours of his Israeli visit to restoring the ties with Palestinians severed by his predecessor, visiting a Palestinian hospital Friday in East Jerusalem and crossing an Israeli military checkpoint to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem.
The president called for a full accounting of the May killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an Israeli raid in the West Bank, the first time he has publicly mentioned the incident during his visit.
Biden’s two events produced no progress toward renewed talks in the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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