Tag: Palestinian Statehood
Netanyahu to Macron: Palestinian state would be ‘reward for terror’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron, warning that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be “a major reward for terrorism” and a strategic threat to the Jewish...
Yair Netanyahu to Macron: ‘Screw you’ over ‘Palestine’ recognition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair on Saturday told French President Emmanuel Macron to "screw you," following the announcement Paris could recognize a Palestinian state later this year.
"Screw you! Yes to independence of...
State Dept won’t endorse French call to recognize Palestinian state
The Trump administration declined to join France in calling for recognition of a Palestinian state, saying instead that it will pursue a “serious solution” in the Gaza Strip.
Emmanuel Macron, the French president, said on Wednesday that...
France to recognize ‘Palestine,’ Macron announces
France is set to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday.
"We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months," he declared...
The Gazan revolt
It is striking, if unsurprising, that the demonstrations against Hamas being mounted by thousands of Gazans have gone almost totally unremarked by the media and supposedly pro-Palestinian supporters in Britain and America.
The protests have...
Diplomatic event sparks claims Mexico recognized ‘Palestine’
Mexico’s president on Friday accepted the diplomatic credentials of an ambassador of the PLO, prompting claims that this meant formal recognition of a Palestinian state.
President Claudia Sheinbaum, who is Jewish, accepted Nadya Rasheed's credentials...
Katz to US senators: No Palestinian state, only Trump’s plan ensures safety
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz informed a bipartisan delegation of visiting U.S. senators on Sunday that Israel "will never agree to the establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger its existence."
During the meeting,...
Trump plan puts an end to the Palestinian state fantasy
Everyone who claims to be an “expert” on the Middle East is sure about one thing: President Donald Trump’s proposal to move Palestinian Arabs out of Gaza either cannot or should not happen. Of course, the...
71% of Israelis oppose Palestinian state; 68% support sovereignty in J&S: poll
Seventy-one percent of Israelis oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria. Nearly 70% want to extend Israeli sovereignty over the area, according to a poll conducted on Jan. 29.
The survey...
Herzog gets a ‘wake-up’ call, but the rest of the left are sound asleep
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is backing away from his previous support for Palestinian statehood, saying that the Hamas-led assault in his country on Oct. 7, 2023, changed his thinking.
Speaking on Jan. 21 at the annual...