The US regrets Smotrich’s statements about Israeli sovereignty of the West Bank with the arrival of Trump

MADRID 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The United States Department of State has shown its rejection of the statements made the day before by the Israeli Finance Minister, the ultranationalist Bezalel Smotrich, in which he celebrated that the return of Donald Trump to the White House could open the door to recognition of Israeli sovereignty of the West Bank.

“The comments made by this minister are certainly not conducive to building a lasting peace, and are incredibly inconsistent with the principles that Secretary (of State, Antony) Blinken laid out in Tokyo,” said the deputy spokesman for US diplomacy, Vedant Patel, recalling Washington’s positions on the matter.

The Joe Biden Administration has worked since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, more than a year ago, to achieve peace between Israel and Hamas through a series of security guarantees for Israel and that, as a final result, would culminate with the establishment of a Palestinian State on the borders set by the United Nations in 1967.

“President Biden and Secretary Blinken have consistently reiterated the clear US position in support of a two-state solution as part of a negotiated process that will ultimately provide an independent Palestinian state, with adequate security guarantees for Israel. “, he pointed out.

Smotrich stated the day before, within the framework of a meeting of his party, that Israel was “one step away from obtaining sovereignty in the settlements of Judea and Samaria – the biblical name for the West Bank – and now is the time to give it” . The minister even set 2025 as the date for this milestone, which would imply consolidating the current occupation.