ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA IN THE MEDIA   Amb. Lew Answers ZOA’s Mort Klein’s Question at Conference of Presidents Meeting Saying U.S. 'Never Said' It Would Unilaterally Recognize Palestinian State By Tovah Lazaroff (FEBRUARY 18, 2024 / JERUSALEM POST) U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew dismissed reports about potential U.S. unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood, as he underscored that such a future state would be demilitarized. “We have never said that was our policy,” Lew told the Conference of Presidents at the Museum of Torrance Jerusalem, when quizzed about the matter on Sunday night. “Our policy is that there should be an over-the-horizon process” toward Palestinian statehood that involved Israel, said Lew, who took up his post in October and rarely makes public addresses. He advocated for the advancement of a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia that would include a two-state option. “Now is a moment in time where there is a real possibility that by engaging with normalization negotiations with Saudi Arabia and engaging in a process of of working to reform, revamp and revitalize the Palestinian Authority, that there could be a demilitarized Palestinian state that lives side by side” with Israel, Lew said. CONTINUE READING     DONATE     Share This Email Share This Email Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2024, All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave, 31 B, New York, NY 10017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]