Joe Biden told he ‘cannot buy solution’ to Palestine occupation, as he arrives in West Bank

Palestinian protesters have been demonstrating against the US president’s arrival

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. President Joe Biden shake hands after a statement, in Bethlehem (REUTERS)

Joe Biden has been accused of attempting to “buy a solution” to Israel’s half-century-long occupation of Palestine as it was revealed that he would be pledgingmore than $300 million (£250m) in aid.

On Friday, the US president met his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem – in the Israeli-controlled West Bank – where people have gathered to protest his arrival.

Mr Biden is there as part of his multi-stop trip in the Middle East that began in Israel and is to end with his attendance to a summit in Saudi Arabia.