The United States continues to be committed to a two-state solution in the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, the White House said Tuesday, on the eve of Israeli elections. “We don't want to get ahead of election results," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. “we have to wait and see the makeup of the next Israeli government and how it approaches long-standing, critical issues." “The United States remains committed, as it has been for a long time, to working with the parties to press forward the goal of a two- state solution ... We will continue to make clear that only through direct negotiations between the parties can the Palestinians and Israelis address all the permanent status issues," Carney said. The spokesman also reiterated that the United States believes unilateral action by either side in the conflict “does not help the cause of reaching a peace agreement. And we have made that clear to both sides."
