U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides briefs reporters in Jerusalem, September 9, 2022. Credit: Alex Traiman. WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides on Wednesday said it is his guiding principle to advance a two-state solution with the Palestinians, because failure to do so is making it difficult to ensure his “North Star” of “maintaining Israel as both a Jewish and democratic state.” Speaking to reporters at a briefing in Jerusalem, Nides noted that President Biden “articulated very clearly his support for a two-state solution” on his recent trip to Israel, and that “every speech that I give,...