Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never disguised his opposition to Palestinian sovereignty throughout his long tenure in office. But his latest public rejection of an independent Palestinian state reveals a deepening rift between allies of the apartheid state and the death nail of a resolution Western leaders have been banking on to end the colonial march of Zionism. Speaking yesterday in a nationally broadcast news conference, Netanyahu ruled out a post-war peace process that would lead to the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state, rebuffing calls from the US to start working toward that ultimate goal. “Israel must have security control over all the territory west of the Jordan,” the Likud leader said, referring to historic Palestine which includes … Continue reading Netanyahu: Only greater Israel will exist from ‘river to the sea’