Dem Sen. Chris Coons: Hamas Is Cheering on Announcements by Spain, Norway, and Ireland

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COONS: "Well, I expect what we'll hear from President Biden is a continued strong stance of support for Israel's right to exist, and for the ongoing effort to try and resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict by reconciling Saudi Arabia and Israel, something that President Biden and his senior team and a group of us here in the Senate have dedicated a lot of time to in recent months. There is a positive path forward here, Kate, that would lead to a Palestinian self-governing territory, but through negotiations directly, where Saudi Arabia would recognize Israel, Israel would announce a new path forward for negotiations directly for a Palestinian self-governing state, and the United States would provide security guarantees. There's been a lot of effort put into this. That's what was underway just before the October 7th attacks by Hamas. Let's be clear, Hamas is a hateful terrorist organization dedicated to killing Jews and destroying Israel. So that they put out a statement today cheering on these announcements by Spain and Norway and Ireland should suggest that this is not a constructive step at this time. And we should continue pressing for a two-state solution through negotiations."