Would The US Support The Unilateral Declaration Of A Palestinian State?

In light of Kosovo declaring its independence, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack was asked how that differed from a Palestinian State:

Asked why Kosovo had to wait just nine years under UN administration to obtain its independence, while the Palestinians have been waiting since 1948, McCormack said the situations were different.

"The situation in Kosovo had run its course, in terms of trying to find a solution, a negotiated political solution," McCormack said.

"We believe that there still is the possibility of a negotiated settlement" in the Palestinian territories, he said, citing peace talks held in Annapolis, Maryland last year under the auspices of President George W. Bush.

"Witness the effort that we put into the Annapolis process and that we are now putting into that process to help it work. So they are different situations."

So, if it becomes clear that a negotiated settlement is not feasible, would the US likewise contend that the situation "had run its course" and ultimately back the establishment of a Palestinian state?

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