Earlier tonight we posted Dimi Reider’s analysis that the Israeli Knesset killed the two-state solution yesterday by passing a law to require a super-majority of the Knesset or a popular referendum to approve any Israeli withdrawal from East Jerusalem, which was to be the capital of the forever-promised Palestinian state. Mitchell Plitnick agrees with Reider, saying, “What this law does is essentially present a choice to the international community: either force a resolution on the Israeli people or give up on the two-state solution.”
Well, here is the official response by the U.S. government to the news, from today’s briefing with P.J. Crowley, ass’t sec’y of State (in what would appear to be a special amendment to the briefing). Imagine if the Palestinian Authority did x or y to frustrate the “peace process” and what the U.S. would say about its internal affairs…
Question: Is the U.S. concerned about legislation passed by the Israeli parliament requiring a two-thirds vote by the Knesset or a referendum to withdraw from annexed east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights?
Answer: This is an internal Israeli issue and the Israeli government is in the best position to address inquiries related to its process.