The US vice president reaffirms Washington’s stance as calls for recognition of a Palestinian state gain momentum.United States Vice President JD Vance says his country may disagree with the United Kingdom about how to address the crisis in Gaza, but they share a common goal in resolving it.Vance made the comments on Friday as he met British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in southern England. Last week, the UK declared its intention to recognise a Palestinian state along with France and Canada, in a bid to put pressure on Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.On Friday, Vance said the US had “no plans” to do the same.Asked by reporters about the UK’s stance, Vance said both countries aimed to resolve the crisis in the Middle East but “may have some disagreements about how exactly to accomplish that goal”.“I don’t know what it would mean to really recognise a Palestinian state, given the lack of functional government there,” he said.“Our goals are very clear. We want to make it so that Hamas can’t attack innocent people. We want to solve humanitarian problems in Gaza.”Asked whether President Donald Trump had been given a heads-up on Israel’s announced intent to occupy Gaza City, Vance said he would not go into such conversations. “If it was easy to bring peace to that region of the world, it would have been done already,” he said.He added that he expected Trump to “talk at some point to the media about his response” to Israel’s plan.Old criticismsVance and Lammy also disc …
