Netanyahu Says He Told U.S. There’s No Chance for a Palestinian State

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States he is opposed to the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza is over.

“In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control all territory west of the Jordan,” Netanyahu said in a briefing on Thursday. “This collides with the idea of sovereignty. What can you do?”

His objection to a Palestinian state sets up a clash of ideals with the Biden administration, which has been working diligently behind the scenes to lay the groundwork for a united West Bank and Gaza post-war. U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken has been touring the Middle East in recent days to shore up support for such a possibility.

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