Netanyahu: Recognizing Palestinian State Encourages Terrorism, 'Horribly Wrong'

Netanyahu's Condemnation of Palestinian State Recognition

• ❌ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Western countries recognizing a Palestinian state sent a message that 'murdering Jews pays off.'
• ⚠️ He argued that this decision is 'horribly wrong' and will encourage further terrorism against Jews and innocent people globally.
• 🎯 Netanyahu asserted that the Palestinians do not seek a state alongside Israel but rather 'a Palestinian state instead of Israel.'

Historical Rejection of Two-State Solution

• 📉 The Prime Minister highlighted that Palestinians have consistently rejected offers of a state when required to end the conflict and recognize Israel.
• 🚀 Territories previously given to Palestinians have been used to launch attacks against Israel, citing Gaza as an example of a de facto Palestinian state used for aggression.
• 🎯 The core issue, according to Netanyahu, is not the absence of a Palestinian state but the existence of a Jewish state, which he claims drives the conflict.

Palestinian Authority's Role in Terrorism

• 💰 Netanyahu accused the Palestinian Authority of paying terrorists to slay Jews, with higher payments for more killings.
• 🏫 He noted that the PA names buildings and schools after Jewish murderers, glorifying them as martyrs.
• 📉 The PA's textbooks teach children to hate Jews and destroy Israel, and Christian populations have significantly decreased in areas under PA control.

Israeli Public Opinion and National Security

• 🚫 Israel will not allow a terrorist state to be established, viewing it as 'national suicide.'
• 🗳️ Over 90% of Israelis, across the political spectrum, oppose the imposition of a Palestinian state, indicating it is a policy of the state and people of Israel, not just the Prime Minister's government.
• 🚨 Recognizing a Palestinian state so close to Jerusalem after the October 7th attacks is likened to giving al-Qaeda a state near New York City after 9/11.