Israel’s most senior diplomat has claimed that Palestinians are “under the influence of ISIS.”
Tzipi Hotovely made the remarks in an interview with Mehdi Hasan on Al Jazeera English’s show ‘UpFront’, to be broadcast this Friday.
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During the interview, Israel’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs was asked 12 times if she personally supports a Palestinian state, repeatedly choosing not to answer the question.
Asked to respond to Israeli intelligence reports that Palestinian violence is linked to the “bleak reality” of occupation, Hotovely rubbished such claims, instead pointing the finger at “very hard incitement of the Palestinian Authority.”
She also suggested that Palestinian society is coming “under the influence of ISIS.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently also Foreign Minister, making Hotovely effectively the country’s most senior diplomatic representative.