U.S. backs an independent Palestinian state through negotiations . They have renounced violence . The United States has long supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it is not clear that such a deal would be possible without Israeli concessions on security and territorial issues as well as Behind-the-scenes negotiations are trying to avoid a move certain to evoke Arab protests .
U.S. backs an independent Palestinian state through negotiations . The United States has long supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it is not clear that such a deal would be possible without Israeli concessions on security and territorial issues as well as Behind-the-scenes negotiations are trying to avoid a move certain to evoke Arab protests .