– Belgium has always defended the two -state solution and today joined the signatories of the New York Declaration. Only such a solution will allow the nations of Israel and Palestine to live next to each other in peace and security – the prime minister noted.
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– Recent statements of Israeli politicians including the prime minister of Binjamin Netanyahu that the Palestinian state will not exist, are an additional reason to support Palestinians in this matter. That is why Belgium sends a strong political signal to the world today, joining a group of countries that announced the recognition of the Palestinian state in the margins of the UN General Assembly, “said De Wever.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that the creation of an independent Palestinian state would threaten the interests of his country and constituted the “absurd reward for the terror” of Hamas. He announced that in the coming days Israel would react to the recognition of Palestine by subsequent countries of the world.
