U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday Palestinians faced a "shrinking horizon of hope" and reiterated U.S. opposition to expanding Israeli settlements as he sought to calm tensions after a surge in violence on the West Bank.
Repeating his call for both sides to de-escalate, Blinken said the United States opposed any action by either side that made a two state solution more difficult to achieve, including settlement expansion, demolitions and evictions, and disturbances to the historic status of holy sites.
