“Any solution in the foreseeable future must include Israeli military control of the entire West Bank,” he said, referring to the scenario for the post-war period in Gaza Stripthe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (18/1).
This, the head of the Israeli government acknowledged during a press conference, is in absolute contradiction with the idea of ​​creating a sovereign, independent Palestinian state. “What are we supposed to do?” demurred when asked whether and to what extent the US is drawing up plans for the “post-Netanyahu” period that envisage the establishment of a Palestinian state.
In the talks he has with representatives of Washington, he emphasized, he resists attempts to dictate any reality that, in his opinion, would pose a threat to Israel's security. “The prime minister of Israel must be able to say 'no' when necessary, even to our best friends,” Mr Netanyahu insisted, as reported by the Athens News Agency, citing dpa.
“From every area we withdrew from, what we got was terrorism, horrific terrorism”, added the head of what is described as the most right-wing government in Israel's history. This, he listed, took place in southern Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and areas of the West Bank. This is why control of the West Bank is so important, he insisted.
In possession West Bank some 3 million Palestinians live, and among them about 490,000 Israeli settlers, in settlements that are considered illegal under international law but the vast majority of them are recognized by the Jewish state.
Source: News Beast
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