US ‘welcomes’ Netanyahu and Lieberman’s comments on PA state

SDJW Editor’s Note: Transliterations vary on the spelling of the Defense Minister’s surname.  Along with various publications, we use “Lieberman,” whereas others, including Arutz Sheva below, use “Liberman.”

US State Department officials welcomed comments by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reaffirming his support of the two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria – but warned that Israeli leaders must take concrete steps to advance the negotiating process. Speaking at a State Department press briefing on Tuesday, spokesman John Kirby…