U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden said “there is no option” other than negotiating the the Palestinian Authority on a two state solution. Biden said that they demographic reality required that Israel and the PA each be able to pursue their own destiny. The current security situation, in which Israelis and Palestinians mistrust each other, leads to walls and checkpoints. “This is no way to live,” he said. Biden praised Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for advocating a two state solution.