JD Vance: "US has no plans to recognise Palestinian state"

The US Vice President JD Vance has stated that the United States has no plans to recognise a Palestinian state.

Speaking alongside UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening, the Foreign Secretary’s country house in Kent on August 8, Vance commented on the political developments surrounding Palestine, Caliber.Az reports via Sky News.

“I don't know that, what it would mean to really recognise a Palestinian state, given the lack of a functional government there,” he stated. 

Speaking about the UK's announcement that they may recognise Palestine as a state, Vance emphasised that the UK will make its own decision regarding recognition but clarified the US position firmly. 

Addressing the broader context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Vance outlined two key goals of US President Donald Trump. The first is to “make it so that Hamas cannot attack innocent Israeli civilians ever again,” which Vance said would require the “eradication” of Hamas. The second goal focuses on addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

“The president has been very moved by these terrible images of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. So we want to make sure that we solve that problem,” Vance said. “I think all of us can work on how to solve that problem. Obviously, it's not an easy problem to solve or would have already been dealt with, but we share, I think that focus and that goal, we may have some disagreements about how exactly to accomplish that goal, and we'll talk about that today.”

By Sabina Mammadli