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Related: About this forumNetanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
Source: Associated Press
Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
BY NAJIB JOBAIN, JOSEF FEDERMAN AND JACK JEFFERY
Updated 2:45 PM EST, January 18, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to scale back Israels military offensive in the Gaza Strip or take steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war, drawing an immediate scolding from the White House.
The tense back and forth reflected what has become a wide rift between the two allies over the scope of Israels war and its plans for the future of the beleaguered territory.
We obviously see it differently, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said.
Netanyahu spoke just a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel would never have genuine security without a pathway toward Palestinian independence. Earlier this week, the White House also announced that it was the right time for Israel to lower the intensity of its devastating military offensive in Gaza.
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Lovie777
(14,904 posts)He's a RWer, he lies.
LetMyPeopleVote
(154,120 posts)Anyone supporting Palestine should turn out to vote for President Biden. President Biden is pushing for a two state solution and Bibi needs TFG back in office to block a two state solution. If TFG is re-elected, Bibi will stay in power and you can forget a two-state solution
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kysrsoze
(6,133 posts)He's always opposed a Palestinian state, which is why he sidelined the PA and negotiated with Hamas.