Netanyahu rejects Palestinian state even in return for normalisation with Saudi Arabia

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Thursday that creating a Palestinian state “is not an option, even as part of efforts to achieve normalisation with Saudi Arabia”. He made the remarks in an interview with the Hebrew-language Abu Ali Express channel on Telegram, at a time when international support for a two-state solution is growing. The Israeli government continues to reject this approach and undermines it on the ground through settlement expansion and the displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu stated: “A Palestinian state is not on the table for me, even in the context of efforts towards normalisation with Saudi Arabia.” He added that “what is said publicly does not always reflect what happens […]