Biden's nominee for secretary of state said at the Senate confirmation hearing that Biden administration will keep the US embassy in Jerusalem.

 Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas asked Antony Blinken, "do you agree that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and do you commit that the United States will keep our embassy in Jerusalem?" while Blinken, maintaining one of outgoing US President Trump's key foreign policy decisions, answered, "Yes and yes."

Furthermore, Blinken pointed out that Biden will try harder to seek a separate Palestinian state but acknowledged the difficulties, adding that Biden opposed boycotting campaigns to pressure Israel.

The nominee instead called for "confidence-building measures" that would "create an environment in which we might once again be able to help advance a solution to Israel and Palestinian relationship."

"The only way to ensure Israel's future as a Jewish, democratic state and to give the Palestinians a state to which they are entitled is through the so-called two-state solution," said Blinken.

"I think realistically it's hard to see near-term prospects for moving forward on that," he added.

It is worth noting that Trump moved the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018, in a major foreign policy move that went against decades of international consensus. He has also delighted Israeli leaders and angered Palestinians by recognizing contested Jerusalem as Israel's capital.