WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US vowed on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to continue to push for a Palestinian state, but admitted a hardline campaign stand by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has forced a re-evaluation of its strategy.

Netanyahu’s election victory was met coolly by the White House, which left Secretary of State John Kerry the job of phoning the Israeli leader to congratulate him—taking a break from talks on a controversial Iran nuclear deal to do so.

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