Saudi Arabia appreciates condemnations of Netanyahu proposal for Palestinian state in Kingdom

Saudi Arabia has expressed its appreciation of the positions adopted by Arab and Islamic countries in condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians and establish a state for them in the Kingdom.

“The Kingdom values the positions that emphasise the centrality of the Palestinian issue to the Arab and Muslim countries,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh on Sunday. “This extremist, occupation mentality does not understand what the Palestinian land means to the people of Palestine and their emotional, historical and legal connection to it.”

The ministry pointed out that such statements are rejected, and aim to divert attention from the Israeli occupation regime’s ongoing crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza, especially the ethnic cleansing.

The official statement reiterated Israel’s responsibility for the genocidal war in Gaza which has killed and wounded more than 160,000 Palestinians, mostly children and women.

The Kingdom affirmed the Palestinians’ right to their land, adding that the proponents of extremist ideas such as those expressed by Netanyahu are the ones who prevented Israel from accepting the peace initiatives adopted by the Arab countries.

“They have also practised injustice systematically towards the Palestinian people for over 75 years, disregarding the truth, justice, law and the values established in the UN Charter, including their right to live in dignity on their land,” it added. “Lasting peace will never be achieved except by returning to human logic and accepting the principle of peaceful coexistence through the two-state solution.”

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