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Biden: Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ state (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, gestures next to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, during a visit at the Nassar stone factory at the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a 'viable' independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP – Vice President Joe Biden’s displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that “inflame tensions” and reassured his Palestinian hosts that they deserve a sustainable, independent state.


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Biden says Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ state (AP)

Cindy Corrie, left, and Craig Corrie, right, the parents of Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, sit together with their daughter Sarah at the District Court in Haifa, northern Israel, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The family of an pro-Palestinian activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza is suing Israel. The parents of Rachel Corrie are seeking compensation from Israel's Defense Ministry for the death of their daughter in 2003. (AP Photo/Moti Milrod)AP – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told the Palestinians that they deserve a “viable” independent state with contiguous territory.


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