UN will continue to advocate for 2-state solution in Israel-Palestine

The UN will continue to advocate for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in all their contacts, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said yesterday.

Dujarric answered journalists’ questions at a daily press conference, where he was asked about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presenting of a map of “a new Middle East” during his speech last week at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in which Palestine is not visible.

“We can’t control nor do we wish to control what member states say or what they display at the podium,” he said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 22, 2023 [BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images]

Saying he could not yet confirm whether a letter from the Palestinian permanent representation condemning Netanyahu’s action had reached the UN Secretary-General, Dujarric stressed that such actions did not change the UN’s stance.

Asked by a journalist whether Israel supports the two-state solution, he said: “I do not speak for the prime minister of Israel. You should ask them what they believe in.”

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