Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged that no Iran-controlled Palestinian state will be established in either Gaza or the West Bank during his tenure.
Ahead of Israel’s upcoming election, Netanyahu targeted his political rivals in a series of posts on X on Saturday and Sunday.
“As long as I am Prime Minister, no Palestinian state controlled by Iran will arise: not in Gaza, and not in Judea and Samaria. Period,” Netanyahu wrote.
He also accused opposition leaders of attempting to form a coalition with Arab political factions.
The PM said, “The price of a left-wing coalition with the Muslim Brotherhood has been exposed once again.”
“These are the partners of Eizenkot, Lieberman, and Tropper, who boycott Likud voters but warmly promote the supporters of Tibi and Balad.”
In a different post on Saturday, Netanyahu reiterated his warning against the creation of a Palestinian state, claiming that his political adversaries would do so if they took power.
“The truth they’re trying to hide is revealed time and again: Eizenkot, Lieberman, and Golan will form a left-wing government with Abbas that will establish a dangerous Palestinian state. The only way to prevent this – vote Likud!” he wrote.
Revisiting the issue again on Sunday, he wrote “When you meet reality. Even Eizenkot knows he has no government without Yair Golan and Abbas, who will establish a Palestinian state – it must not be allowed to happen.”
These remarks come as Yashar party chairman and prominent opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot explores potential coalition arrangements ahead of the October 27 election.
Recent coverage by The Times of Israel highlights ongoing discussions surrounding the potential formation of an opposition government that would rely on the support of Arab lawmakers or political factions.
Backstory…
The statement comes against the backdrop of the continuing dispute over who should govern Gaza after the war and how Hamas should be disarmed. The Trump administration has been pushing a US-backed roadmap involving Hamas disarmament, an Israeli military withdrawal and an international stabilisation force.
Netanyahu, however, has rejected the proposed sequencing and insisted that Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.
That disagreement is particularly relevant because any eventual political settlement for Gaza could feed directly into the broader question of Palestinian statehood.
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