"The intention of many European countries to recognize a Palestinian state is a reward for terrorism," Netanyahu said in a statement on Wednesday.
"80 percent of Palestinians in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) support the terrible massacre of October 7," he said.
"No state can be given to this evil."
The Israeli Prime Minister insisted, "This will be a terrorist state. It will try to repeat the massacre of October 7 again and again; we will not consent to this."
Netanyahu said, "Rewarding terrorism will not bring peace, nor will it prevent us from defeating Hamas."
The two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict envisages an independent Palestinian state that exists peacefully alongside Israel.
Netanyahu opposes a two-state solution, as does the Palestinian Islamist Hama movement.
The Israeli prime minister will find little support from his far-right coalition partners for a more cordial approach to relations with the Palestinians.
Critics have repeatedly accused Netanyahu of tolerating or encouraging the rise of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
As a rival to President Mahmoud Abbas's more moderate Fatah, it has worked to divide the Palestinian people to prevent a Palestinian state.
Many right-wing Israelis consider the Palestinian state an intolerable security risk to Israel.
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"80 percent of Palestinians in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) support the terrible massacre of October 7," he said.
"No state can be given to this evil."
The Israeli Prime Minister insisted, "This will be a terrorist state. It will try to repeat the massacre of October 7 again and again; we will not consent to this."
Netanyahu said, "Rewarding terrorism will not bring peace, nor will it prevent us from defeating Hamas."
The two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict envisages an independent Palestinian state that exists peacefully alongside Israel.
Netanyahu opposes a two-state solution, as does the Palestinian Islamist Hama movement.
The Israeli prime minister will find little support from his far-right coalition partners for a more cordial approach to relations with the Palestinians.
Critics have repeatedly accused Netanyahu of tolerating or encouraging the rise of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
As a rival to President Mahmoud Abbas's more moderate Fatah, it has worked to divide the Palestinian people to prevent a Palestinian state.
Many right-wing Israelis consider the Palestinian state an intolerable security risk to Israel.
khz
