Netanyahu: There can be no Palestinian state

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
18 Jan 2024 23:31
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Israeli Regime's Prime Minister says "Israel" needs to control all the lands west of the Jordan River after the war.

Israeli Occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in "Tel Aviv", Occupied Palestine, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 (AP)

Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the United States today of his opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of any post-war scenario, as announced in a press conference on Thursday.

AP reported that Netanyahu's statement highlights the deep divisions between close allies, after three months of Israeli aggression against Gaza.

The United States, AP recalled, had previously announced that "the establishment of a Palestinian state should be part of the day after the war."

Netanyahu said that "Israel", in any future arrangement, needs to control all the lands west of the Jordan River, which contradicts the idea of establishing a Palestinian state: explaining that a Prime Minister of Israel "must be able to say no to our friends".

“Ending the war before all of our goals have been achieved will damage Israel's security for generations. Today we are working to ensure security for future generations, and stopping the war [now] will send a signal of weakness that will only embolden our enemies, and the next massacre will only be a matter of time,” Netanyahu said at the press conference: adding that the fighting will continue until a “complete victory” over Hamas.

After Netanyahu's statement, the White House reiterated its announcement that"there will be a post-conflict Gaza, and it will not be reoccupied," adding that the "US will not cease working towards achieving a two-state solution."

Netanyahu putting cabinet before 'Israel', media say on West Bank

The Israeli occupation sees that the occupied West Bank is "on the brink of implosion," Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Tuesday amid heightened tensions and warning from the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and the Shin Bet about escalations in the West Bank.

The Israeli newspaper underlined that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prefers to jeopardize "Israel" rather than his government, which relies on expansionism and far-right supremacy, which it added could be concluded from Netanyahu repeatedly ignoring warnings issued by the IOF and various Israeli intelligence regarding his actions.

The report cited the double operation that took place in "Ra'anana", "Tel Aviv", killing at least one settler and injuring 20 others, saying it was an indication of an upcoming wave of similar operations.

The deterioration of security in the occupied West Bank and the probability of opening up another front in the war would constitute a huge threat to the Israeli occupation, Haaretz added.

It is "terrifying", it said, the fact that the cabinet was only exacerbating the situation by further stifling the Palestinian people economically, constantly issuing inflammatory statements against the Palestinian Authority, permitting settlers to bear arms, and continuing to kick Palestinians off Palestinian soil.

The report underlined that Netanyahu and his government were fully aware of the repercussions of ending the security coordination with the Palestinian Authority; however, they would rather make a gamble while the IOF are occupied with fighting in Gaza and the north.

Netanyahu's cabinet, it said, must free the West Bank from its economic stranglehold, as well as rein in settlers and safeguard the existing security coordination with the PA, though the author underlined that these steps would not be enough.

To solve the complex issues it is facing, the Israeli occupation requires a political solution, and it will have to part ways with Netanyahu, who has completely failed in his capacity, Haaretz concluded.