Netanyahu resists calls for a Palestinian state in Israel and Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that Israel ought to continue to have security command over the entirety of the Palestinian territory
This need to the Israeli prime minister is contrary to the creation of a future Palestinian state. His remarks on Saturday went against the US and international pressures on his government to support future Palestinian statehood.
On a Friday phone discussion US President Joe Biden and Mr. Netanyahu talked about what would happen to the Palestinian territories.
The US thinks that long term stability depends on a future Palestinian state coexisting with Israel also referred to as a “two-state solution. However the White House admitted last week that the governments of the US and Israel “clearly see things differently.
Speaking to reporters during their first phone conversation in over a month Mr. Biden maintained that Mr. Netanyahu’s leadership preserved the possibility of a two-state solution.
Two state solutions come in several varieties. Many UN members are nations that do not own their own armed forces added the speaker.
A statement issued by his office read In his conversation with President Biden, Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated his policy that after Hamas is destroyed Israel must retain security control over Gaza to ensure that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel, a requirement that contradicts the demand for Palestinian sovereignty.
On Saturday, thousands of demonstrators among them families of the unaccounted for individuals assembled in Tel Aviv to call on Mr. Netanyahu to declare a ceasefire so that the captives can return home.
