Tánaiste cannot see 'any momentum' to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Micheál Martin was speaking in Jordan, on the final stop of his Middle-East tour

Jordan was the final destination for the Tánaiste’s Middle East tour, following visits to Israel and occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank earlier in the week. Picture: Phil Behan/DFA

A whistle-stop tour of the Middle East finished with a determined Tánaiste insisting now is not the time to abandon the two-state solution as a means of resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict.

However, Micheál Martin conceded he could not see "any momentum" towards de-escalation as he prepared to leave the region.