Diplomatic ties with Israel were suspended again under president Ranasinghe Premadasa in support of the Palestinian cause.[4] In 2000 however ties with Israel were re-established.[5] Sri Lanka currently supports the two state solution for the conflict.[6] In 2014 Sri Lanka donated 130 million rupees to Palestine as humanitarian aid.[7] During the UN speech of president Maithripala Sirisena he expressed support for the liberation struggle of the Palestinian people and urged the United Nations and all Member States to approach the Palestinian issue in a more humane manner taking the inhumane conditions they face into consideration.[8] Sri Lanka has being voting in support of Palestine in almost every resolution brought to the UN.[9]