The Obama administration has offered to give Israel 20 advanced F-35 warplanes worth around $3 billion and veto UN resolutions seeking Middle East peace. The veto pledge could be seen as a tacit endorsement of Israel’s rejection of the two-state solution based on the 1967 borders, which has been regularly backed in UN votes. Israel would only have to suspend settlement construction for 90 days, and the freeze wouldn’t apply to occupied East Jerusalem. The deal would also lead to a new bilateral security pact to strengthen U.S.-Israeli ties. The U.S. has also assured Israel it won’t seek another extension after the freeze expires.
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