State Department: 'Expansion of settlements damages two-state solution'

US State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter said on Friday that the Biden administration opposes new Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria.

“We strongly oppose the expansion of settlements which exacerbates tensions and undermines trust between the parties,” she said, according to The Associated Press. “Israel’s program of expanding settlements deeply damages the prospects for a two-state solution.”

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