and that s crucial to moving toward our enduring goal of palestinians and israelis enjoying equal measures of freedom, security, opportunity, justice and dignity. president biden remains fully committed to that goal. we continue to believe the best way to achieve it is through preserving and then realising the vision of two states. as i said to the prime minister, anything that moves us away from that vision is in ourjudgment detrimental to israel s long term security and its long term identity as a jewish and democratic state. you heard secretary blinken there referring to a two state solution to the israeli palestinian conflict. what that envisions is an independent palestinian state in the west bank alongside israel, withjerusalem as their shared capital. next let s hear what the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had to say. to, perhaps achieve dramatic breakthroughs that i think could be both historic and enormously significant in our common efforts to bring
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it s so disruptive. it s not a last resort. they have chosen to have the strike, obviously in conjunction with many others. but it isn t a last resort and we are still in discussions. and i m always in those discussions in good faith. wednesday will see industrial action on a scale not seen for more than a decade. 500,000 workers are expected to strike. in so many of these disputes, there is no end in sight. speaker the latest official figures from the office for national statistics reveal how millions of households have been fair in recent months. 24% - that s almost a quarter of adults surveyed, reported they find it hard to keep warm in their homes. 15% are worried their food will run out before they have money to buy more. 18% are now eating smaller portions.
obviously in conjunction with many others. but it isn t a last resort and we are still in discussions. and i m always in those discussions in good faith. this week will see industrial action on a scale not seen for more than a decade. on wednesday, 500,000 workers are expected to strike. in so many of these disputes, there is no end in sight. zoe conway, bbc news. a reminder of our top story.. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has warned israel that it will endanger its own long term security, if it abandons efforts to resolve the escalating conflict with the palestinians. he was speaking after talks in israel with the prime minister, bejamin netanyahu. mr blinken said that moving away from the two state solution would undermine any prospect of peace, and urged both sides to restore calm. mr netanyahu insisted he wanted a workable solution with