Recognition of the independence of Palestine. The head of the IZRAEL Foreign Ministry thunders. “Huge mistake”
– countries such as France and Great Britain, which pressed so -called recognition [państwa palestyńskiego]they made a huge mistake – said Gideon Saar at a joint press conference with the head of Danish diplomacy Lars Loekke Rasmussen, who is visiting Israel.
The head of Israel's diplomacy emphasized that the recognition of Palestine's independence “would make it even more difficult to achieve lasting peace” in the region. “This will also force Israel to take unilateral actions,” the politician said, without specifying what kind of actions he meant.
France wants to recognize Palestine. Similar declarations were made by the heads of other countries
French President Emmanuel Macron announced in July that the French authorities would recognize the Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly planned for the end of the month. Similar declarations were later made, among others, by the heads of the government of Australia, Belgium and Canada, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Keir Starmer, said in August that he would do the same, as long as the UN suspension of weapons in the Gaza Strip would not be reached to the September summit.
On Thursday, Palestine's independence plans were criticized by the head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio. At the same time, he warned of Israel's possible retaliation in the form of an annexation of the West Bank of Jordan. He did not condemn plans to build more Jewish housing estates in the west shore, which are to be part of the independent Palestine.
In August, Israel approved the construction project of 3.4 thousand. apartments in this area. In the opinions of most Western experts, the implementation of this plan threatens the existence of the future Palestinian state.
