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PM Netanyahu calls recognition of Palestinian state "a reward for terrorism"

In response to the decision of Ireland, Norway, and Spain to recognize a Palestinian state, Netanyahu issued a statement saying that such a state would lead to a repeat of October 7, and that "we will not consent to this."

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. background
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. (Screenshot from Prime Minister's Office footage.)

In response to the decision of Norway, Ireland, and Spain to recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement today (Wednesday) criticizing the decision and calling it a "a reward for terrorism."

Netanyahu noted that some 80% of Palestinians supported October 7 and that "This evil cannot be given a state. This would be a terrorist state. It will try to repeat the massacre of October 7 again and again; we will not consent to this."

He ended by saying that the recognition of a Palestinian state would neither bring peace nor stop Israel from defeating Hamas.

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