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In a bomb-shell remark Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, Thursday, if the Palestinians want an independent state they should establish it in Saudi Arabia.
The remark made in Israel’s Channel 14 interview, is gaining much traction. It is trending on the social media with commentary and images.
“The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia, they have a lot of land there,” he told the interviewer and he was being serious.
Netanyahu’s comments as can be expected, are being carried by many news agencies around the world. This latest controversial statement was made after US President Donald Trump said Tuesday, the United States is going to take over Gaza and turn it into a “Middle East Riviera”.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry was quick to fire-down the comments made by Netanyahu which were made within the context of normalization with Riyadh.
the Saudi Foreign Ministry dismissed Netanyahu’s narrative reiterating normalization with Israel is off the table unless a Palestinian state is established according to the Anadolu news agency. It adds that this is “a stance Netanyahu continues to disregard.”
In another report in Al Mayadeen it was reported that normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is not an option until the two-state solution is realized and a Palestinian state is established. This is while the Saudi ambassador to Washington emphasized that Riyadh is open to future ties with Israel but insists on a ceasefire and the establishment of a Palestinian state first.
