Netanyahu links Palestinian statehood recognition to terrorism as international momentum builds: Video
Following announcements by several nations, including France and the UK, to formally recognise Palestine as a state, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled these acts “a huge reward to terrorism.”
Netanyahu, during a televised address on September 21, said, “There will be no Palestinian state west of the Jordan.”
“For years, I have prevented the establishment of this terrorist state in the face of enormous pressure both from home and abroad. We did it with determination, and we did it with political wisdom. Indeed, we doubled Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria – and we will continue on this path,” he added.
The recognition comes amid mounting domestic and international pressure, as Israel's military campaign in Gaza intensifies.
The growing group of countries formally recognising Palestine as a state includes Canada and Australia.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who also announced yesterday, along with UK’s Keir Starmer, that Palestine would be formally recognised as a state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today, said, “This recognition is the beginning of a journey.”
“A path for peace, to save lives and to try together to live up to the human dignity we owe each other," he added.
However, Japan announced it will not recognise Palestinian statehood at the UNGA, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya announced on Friday, September 19.
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