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US President Joe Biden yesterday said that he would work with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the returning right-wing leader his “friend”. But he also vowed to oppose policies that endanger a two-state solution with the Palestinians.

In a statement, Biden said the United States will continue to support the two-state solution and to oppose policies that endanger its viability or contradict country’s mutual interests and values.

As Netanyahu formed a coalition, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration would judge the cabinet by the policies they pursue, not the personalities that happen to form a government.