A UN conference in New York looking at a two-state solution between Palestine and Israel was harshly criticised by the US on Monday.
State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce dismissed the initiative as “unproductive and ill-timed” and decried it as a “publicity stunt”.
“This is a publicity stunt that comes in the middle of delicate diplomatic efforts to end the conflict,” State Department spokeswoman Bruce said in a statement. Her comments came after the US pulled out of ceasefire negotiations last week.
“Far from promoting peace, the conference will prolong the war, embolden Hamas, and reward its obstruction and undermine real-world efforts to achieve peace,” she added.
The US, along with Israel, is boycotting the conference.
