Netanyahu rejects Palestinian State in call with Macron
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Netanyahu pointed out that no Palestinian leader, including those in the Palestinian Authority, has condemned the October 7 operation.
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"Israel's" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech in occupied al-Quds, Thursday, March 27, 2025 (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his firm opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state during a recent phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, his office confirmed Tuesday.
According to the statement, Netanyahu claimed that the formation of a Palestinian state would serve as a "huge prize for terrorism," denying the right to exist in dignity for Palestinians.
Ignoring the decades-long suffering, displacement, and occupation endured by the Palestinian people he added, "A Palestinian state that would be established just a few minutes from Israeli cities would become an Iranian stronghold of terrorism; that the vast majority of the Israeli public opposes that categorically, and that this has also been the Prime Minister's consistent and longstanding policy."
Netanyahu also pointed out that no Palestinian leader, including those in the Palestinian Authority, has condemned the October 7 operation.
The conversation between Netanyahu and Macron comes amid renewed international discussions on Palestinian statehood.
President Macron recently announced that France is considering recognizing a Palestinian state in June. He also revealed plans, alongside Saudi Arabia, to convene a peace summit on Gaza, with the aim of "finalizing this movement of recognition."
Read more: Macron says France preparing to recognize Palestine statehood
Last July, "Israel's" parliament approved a measure rejecting any move to establish a Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank, asserting that it would resist any attempt to impose Palestinian sovereignty — despite growing international calls for a just resolution to the decades-long Israeli occupation.
