Netanyahu rejects a US plan for a Palestinian state because it would be a “prize” for terrorism

MADRID, 18 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, presented this Sunday before the Israeli Council of Ministers a motion rejecting a proposal for a solution to the conflict proposed by the United States that includes the recognition of a Palestinian state.

“Israel will continue to reject unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state which, after the massacre of October 7, would mean granting a huge prize to terrorism, an unprecedented prize, and would prevent any future peace agreement,” Netanyahu said in a statement. his office.

«Israel rejects international dictates for a permanent agreement with the Palestinians. “The agreement can only be achieved through direct negotiations between the parties, without preconditions,” he added.

Not all the details of the US proposal have been revealed, but it would include a “firm timetable” for the creation of a Palestinian state, according to ‘The Times of Israel’ newspaper.

The Israeli president has told his ministers that they cannot accept the initiative “in view of the comments heard lately in the international community about an attempt to forcefully and unilaterally impose a Palestinian state on Israel,” according to the Israeli newspaper.

The newspaper ‘The Washington Post’ has published that the United States and several Arab allies are planning to make a proposal for the creation of a Palestinian state, for which the most radical Israeli ministers, such as Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, had asked for a rejection. open in the Council of Ministers to any recognition of a Palestinian state even before the initiative is even published.

The Council of Ministers being held this Sunday includes for the first time in weeks the two ministers of National Unity, Benny Gantz and Chili Tropper. Both had decided not to attend in protest of how Netanyahu manages this forum.

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