US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the status quo is unsustainable in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and that it is critical to advance a two-state solution. "It's not easier than it was, but I think it's just as necessary," Obama said when asked whether the new Israeli government would make peacemaking more difficult.
"What we do know is this: that the status quo is unsustainable, that it is critical for us to advance a two-state solution where Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in their own states with peace and security," he said. (Reuters)