France and other countries are expected to officialize recognition on Monday (22), in parallel to the UN General Assembly in New York, in which the Israeli Premier will participate
After Canada, UK and Australia formally recognize the This Sunday (21), the Prime Minister of Israel, reacted with a hard statement. “There will be no Palestinian state,” he said. He also promised to respond to international initiatives after returning from the United States: “The answer to the last attempt to impose a terrorist state on the heart of our land will be given after my return. Wait.” France and other countries are expected to officially recognize the recognition on Monday (22), in parallel to the UN General Assembly in New York, in which Netanyahu will participate. Brazil has recognized Palestine since 2010.
The new wave of recognition occurs amid the intensification of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, which has left more than 65,000 dead in almost two years of conflict, according to local authorities. Troops of They advance to land in the city of Gaza, while in West Bank increase settlements, military presence and repression to the Palestinian population, measures that weaken the perspective of a solution of two states – proposed for decades by the international community.
In the statement, Netanyahu harshly criticized the countries that decided to recognize Palestine after the attacks of October 7, 2023, when Hamas killed more than 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped 251 hostages. “You are rewarding terror with a huge prize,” he said. The premie reiterated his opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state. “There will be no Palestinian state west of the Jordan River. For years, I prevented the creation of this terrorist state, against tremendous, both internal and external pressure,” he said.
Netanyahu also highlighted the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, which called “Judea and Samaria” in biblical reference. “We fold the Jewish settlements and we will continue on this path,” he said, in line with the most conservative and religious sectors that support his government. The statements reinforce Israel’s distancing from the part of the international community as G7 countries formally support the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
*With information from Estadão Content
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