nytimes.com: President Biden called on Thursday for a "lasting negotiated peace between the State of Israel and the Palestinian people" and reiterated his calls for a two-state solution to the conflict.Israel "must remain a democratic Jewish state," Mr. Biden said at a news conference in Jerusalem after meeting with the country"s prime minister, Yair Lapid, during a four-day visit to the Middle East. "The best way to achieve that remains a ...