WASHINGTON, 22 September 2021, (TON): US President Joe Biden said that a sovereign and democratic Palestinian state is the “best way” to ensure Israel's future.

Biden said in a speech to the UN General Assembly “we must seek a future of greater peace and security for all people of the Middle East.”

He said “the commitment of the United States to Israel's security is without question and our support for an independent Jewish state is unequivocal.”

He further said “but I continue to believe that a two-state solution is the best way to ensure Israel's future as a Jewish democratic state, living in peace alongside a viable, sovereign and democratic Palestinian state.”

“We're a long way from that goal at this moment but we should never allow ourselves to give up on the possibility of progress. “

In his speech, Biden mapped out a new era of vigorous competition without a new Cold War despite China's ascendance, promising military restraint and a robust fight against climate change.

The US will help resolve crises from Iran to the Korean Peninsula to Ethiopia, Biden told the annual UNGA gathering.