Israel pledges two-state solution with Palestinians

In emotional speeches today, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged to forge a peace between their countries, calling the vision of two states, side by side, the only path.

With Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas watching, Livni told the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum that a Palestinian state is “not an illusion. It’s there. It’s achievable.”