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'Israel' bribes Italy in return for recognizing Al-Quds as capital

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  • Source: La Repubblica
  • 9 Mar 2023 15:41
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In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offers Italy gas and requests it recognizes Al-Quds as the capital of "Israel".

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  • An Israeli demonstrator wears a mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against plans by his government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 9, 2023 (AP).
    An Israeli demonstrator wears a mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against the government's plans to overhaul the judicial system, in "Tel Aviv, Israel", Thursday, March 9, 2023 (AP).

La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper, published an interview on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of his trip to Rome, where he underscored significant interest in offering economic support to Italy by supplying it with natural gas.

"I would like to see more economic cooperation," the PM said, citing Italy and "Israel." 

"I believe a closer relationship with your companies will be positive for both sides," Netanyahu argued before adding, "we have natural gas: we have plenty of it, and I would like to talk about how to bring it to Italy to support its economic growth."

Later in the interview, the PM discussed "lessons from history" only to conclude that "the time has come for Rome to recognize Jerusalem as the ancestral capital of the Jewish people for three thousand years."

In other words, Netanyahu outlined his suggested version of mutual interests and claimed that the reward for recognizing Al-Quds as "Israel's" capital is a natural gas deal.

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It is also worth noting that Netanyahu has stated that "Nothing can guarantee the duration of a nation, but what we can do is protect our freedoms, using force if necessary, for as long as possible."

The significance of this statement is that it has been made, while the axis of Resistance across Western Asia has reaffirmed Israeli occupation President Isaac Herzog's statement, made on the eve of the Knesset, voting on the controversial judicial reforms, where he said, according to Israeli Yediot Ahronoth newspaper: "I see before me various divides that are growing deeper and more painful. At this time, I can only think about the fact that two times throughout history, a Jewish state was founded in Israel, and it collapsed twice before reaching 80."

"I see before me various divides that are growing deeper and more painful. At this time, I can only think about the fact that two times throughout history, a Jewish state was founded in Israel, and it collapsed twice before reaching 80."

Moreover, on February 16, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that regarding the domestic situation in the Israeli occupation, the "foolish enemy government is pushing toward two major clashes."

"The first clash is an internal Israeli conflict, while the other is a confrontation with Palestine," he clarified. "The confrontation with Palestine might extend to include the rest of the region."

"The internal situation in Israel is unprecedented, especially in light of certain Israeli parties talking about internal war," he added. "The President of the occupation himself admitted to fearing an imminent internal explosion and the occupation collapsing."

On the other hand, Herzog warned on March 6 against the judicial overhaul bid.

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