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France and Saudis vow to keep up momentum for ‘two-state solution' to Israel-Palestinian conflict

France and Saudis vow to keep up momentum for ‘two-state solution' to Israel-Palestinian conflict

Toronto Star13 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel returned to the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia, which spearheaded the effort, are determined to keep up the momentum.
But hurdles for a two-state solution that would see Israel living side-by-side with an independent Palestine are very high.
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