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The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahurejected on Thursday night any international recognition of a Palestinian state and assured that this initiative “would offer a huge reward to terrorism”.
In the context of negotiations to end the war between Israel It is Hamas at the Gaza stripThe Washington Post newspaper recalled that U.S and several Arab countries are working on a plan for lasting peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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This plan, which officials hope to approve before the start of Ramadan on March 10, contemplates a ceasefire of “at least six weeks” and the release of hostages taken by Hamas in its attack on southern Israel October 7th.
It also establishes a timetable for the establishment and recognition of a Palestinian State, according to this newspaper, which cites authorities from the United States and Arab countries.
“Israel will continue to oppose unilateral recognition of the Palestinian state. Such recognition, after the October 7th massacre, would offer an enormous reward to unprecedented terrorism and prevent a future peace agreement.”, wrote Netanyahu on his X account, the former Twitter.
“Israel categorically rejects international dictates on a permanent solution with the Palestinians” he claimed.
A peace agreement must come from “direct negotiations without preconditions” he added.
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Two influential far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben Gvir (National Security) and Bezalel Smotrich (Finance), had already expressed their opposition to this plan.
“We will never agree to such a plan, which in reality says that the Palestinians deserve recompense for the terrible massacre they committed“Smotrich wrote on the same social network.
In his message, the minister assured that a Palestinian State is “an existential threat to the State of Israel”.
Source: Elcomercio
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