Netanyahu claims that establishing a Palestinian state threatens the existence of Israel. “It would serve as absurd reward for terrorism”
Benjamin Netanyahu, Photo: Jini / Xinhua News / Profimedia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the survival of Israel is endangered by the creation of a Palestinian state and promised that it will oppose such efforts at the UN in the next week, AFP reports.
“We will have to fight, both at the UN and in all other arena, against the false propaganda directed to us and against calls for a Palestinian state, which would endanger our existence and serve as absurd reward for terrorism,” Netanyahu said on a meeting with his office.
“The international community will hear us in this regard in the coming days,” added the Israeli leader.
On Sunday, the UK, Canada and Australia have officially recognized Palestine.
“Canada recognizes the state of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both Palestine and Israel,” said Prime Minister Mark Carry.
“Today, in order to restore the hope of peace between Palestinians and Israeli and the solution of the two states, the UK officially recognizes the Palestine state,” said Prime Minister Keir Starmer on X.
In June, President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will also recognize Palestine, on the occasion of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 22.
What is “the solution with two states”
BBC briefly describes it as an international -supported formula for peace between Israel and Palestinians.
The scenario proposes an independent Palestinian state in Cisiorordan and Gaza, with East Jerusalem as the capital. It would exist with Israel.
Israel rejects a solution with two states. The Israeli side claims that any final settlement must be the result of negotiations with the Palestinians, and the state should not be a prerequisite.
The Palestinian authority – established following the peace agreements of the 1990s – supports a solution with two states, but does not do it because it opposes the existence of Israel.
Hamas says he could accept an interim Palestinian state based on the de facto borders of 1967, without officially recognizing Israel, if refugees were given the right to return.
The previous efforts to resolve the conflict led to the signing of the so-called Oslo peace agreements in 1993. They were meant to provide a framework for peace discussions, but the negotiations failed, with each side, blaming the other.
