“We will build the Jewish Israeli state” in the West Bank. The reply of a minister in the Netanyahu government for “Macron and his associates”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) and government secretary, Tzachi Braverman (right). Photo: Abir Sultan / AP / Profimedia
Defense Minister Israel Katz promised to build a “Jewish Israeli state” on Friday in the occupied West Bank, one day after the Government's announcement on the creation of 22 new settlements in the Palestinian territory, AFP reports.
The Israeli settlements in the Westordania, which AFP writes that they are considered a major obstacle to a sustainable peace, are regularly condemned by the United Nations as illegal is in relation to international law, and the announcement on Thursday attracted harsh criticisms.
“This is a decisive response to terrorist organizations that try to affect and weaken control over this land-and it is also a clear message for (French President Emmanuel) Macron and his associates: they will recognize a Palestinian state-but we will build the Jewish Israeli State here,” press.
“The paper will be thrown at the trash of history, and the state of Israel will bloom and thrive,” the Israeli official added.
Israel Katz spoke during a visit to the north of the West Bank, in SA-Nur, one of the 22 communities announced by the Israeli government, which was evacuated in 2005, as part of the Israeli disarging of Gaza, which the prime minister has promoted, Ariel Sharon.
Israel occupies the Bistioordan of 1967.
What Macron had said
During a visit to Singapore on Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the recognition of a Palestinian state, with certain conditions, is “not only a moral debt, but also a political necessity.”
An international conference meant to bring to life the idea of a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will take place in June at the UN headquarters in New York.
A diplomat in Paris, close to preparations for the conference, said that the event should open the way for the recognition of a Palestinian state by several countries.
In April, Macron said that France could recognize Palestinian statehood in June.
Following the announcement on Thursday by Israeli about the new settlements in the West Britain, the United Kingdom has cataloged the initiative as a “deliberate obstacle” to the Palestinian statehood, while the UN chief spokesman, Antonio Gutterres said the project pushed efforts to a solution with two states “.
