Delivering a strong message to Israel on her first official visit here, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that the Obama administration stands for "two-state solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"During the Sharm el-Sheik conference, I emphasised President Obama's and my commitment to working to achieve a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians," Clinton said who is on her first visit to the region in the capacity of Secretary of State.
Clinton also pledged "support for the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salaam Fayad."
Allaying fears that US President Barack Obama's administration may not cooperate with a right-wing formation
in Jerusalem under Benjamin Netanyahu, she said after meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, "We will work with the government of Israel that represents the democratic will of the people of Israel."
Stressing US' firm commitment to Israel's security, she supported harsh measures against rocket attacks on the country's southern territory. "There is no doubt that any nation, including Israel, cannot stand idly by while its territory and people are subjected to rocket attacks," the US Secretary of State said.
The meeting with Israel's Nobel laureate Israeli President was Clinton's first such engagement of a two-day round of