Posted 1/21/2024, 4:23:00 PM
UK and EU Voice Disappointment Over Netanyahu's Rejection of Palestinian Statehood
- Defence Secretary Shapps said it's "very disappointing" that Israeli PM Netanyahu continues to reject a Palestinian state
- Shapps stressed the UK "certainly remains wedded" to a two-state solution as there "isn’t another obvious way out of this"
- Netanyahu said he dismisses Biden's call for a two-state solution and reserves the right to say "no to our friends"
- Netanyahu later said after Hamas is destroyed, Israel "must retain security control over Gaza", contradicting Palestinian sovereignty
- The EU urged member states to impose "consequences" on Israel if Netanyahu continues opposing Palestinian statehood