Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday rejected calls for Palestinian sovereignty following talks with US President Joe Biden about Gaza’s future, suggesting Israel’s security needs would be incompatible with Palestinian statehood.
“I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of Jordan - and this is contrary to a Palestinian state,” Netanyahu said in a post on X
The Israeli leader did not provide any other details in his one-line post in Hebrew. The territory west of Jordan encompasses Israel, the occupied West Bank, and Hamas-run Gaza, where Israel is battling the militant group following the October 7 attacks.
Biden and his top officials — including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited Israel and the region last week — have said the creation of a Palestinian state with guarantees for Israel’s security is the only way to finally bring peace and stability to the Middle East.
At what point does this become an Israeli issue rather than a Netanyahu issue?
I mean the country is a democracy, so it’s not like Netanyahu waltzed in their and seized control. Israelis know what he is like and have kept him in power.
You can’t say the same for Palestinians and Hamas. They haven’t had an election for over 15 years.
Yet, when it comes to the collective pointing of the finger, Palestinians get all the blame for Hamas, and Israelis get none for Netanyahu.
And no, fwiw, I’m not an antisemite