Biden reverses Trump policy on aid to Palestinians, fails to condemn recent terror wave against Israelis
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President Biden met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem. Biden announced some $316 million in new funding to the Palestinians.
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"My commitment to that goal of a two-state solution has not changed," Biden said standing side by side with Abbas at the presidential palace. "I do believe that in this moment when Israel is improving relations with its neighbors throughout the region, we can harness that same momentum to reinvigorate the peace process between the Palestinian people and the Israelis."
During his comments, the president touched upon his administration’s plans to implement a series of economic and confidence building measures aimed at improving daily life for Palestinian people living in the West Bank and Gaza, but he stopped short of condemning Palestinian terrorism that has hampered peace efforts in the past and sparked countless rounds of violence with Israel.