Israel will not achieve full regional integration without supporting the creation of a Palestinian state. Blinken

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated that Israel will not achieve full regional integration without supporting the creation of a Palestinian state. According to "Detq", "The Jerusalem Post" periodical reports that Blinken said this during a press conference held in Tel Aviv.

Blinken stressed that all US allies in the region agree that peace can only come through an integrated, regional approach that includes a path to a Palestinian state.

"To achieve this goal, Israel must be a partner for Palestinian leaders who are willing to lead their people to live side by side in peace with Israel as neighbors. "Israel must stop taking steps that undermine the ability of the Palestinians to govern effectively," he said.

According to the US Secretary of State, the Palestinian Authority must also reform itself and improve its governance. He also said that he will also raise these issues with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

"If Israel wants its Arab neighbors to make the tough decisions necessary to ensure its stable security, Israel's leaders will have to make tough decisions themselves," he concluded.