Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a two-state solution is unacceptable and not in the interests of the Israeli people, an adviser to the Qatari prime minister said on Friday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he had told the United States that he opposes a Palestinian state in any post-war scenario, insisting that it would become a launching pad for attacks on Israel.
“These statements are nothing. [but] This is a hindrance to mediation efforts, but it also adds fuel to the fire when it comes to regional peace discourse,” Majid al-Ansari, who is also the official spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in an interview.upon rosemary burton live Broadcast on Sunday.
“Many parties are trying to put the Palestinian issue aside, and as a result we are in the current escalation. So clearly it is not in the interest of the Israeli people, nor is it in the interest of the Israeli people. It’s not in our interest either.” The region needs to completely put aside the Palestinian issue,” al-Ansari told host Rosemary Barton.
“Such statements are unacceptable.”
Majid al-Ansari, a spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Rosemary Barton Live: “This type of statement is unacceptable.” On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had told the United States that he opposes establishing a Palestinian state as part of a post-war scenario.
Qatar is a relatively small country in the Middle East, both demographically and geographically, and plays a key role in mediating efforts between the Israeli government and Hamas.
Qatar’s capital Doha is home to Hamas’ political bureau, and several of the group’s senior political leaders live in the city.
Immediately after Hamas’ attack on southern Israel on October 7, which killed around 1,200 people, Qatar blamed Israel for the escalation.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds Israel fully responsible for the escalation in Israel’s continued violations of the rights of the Palestinian people, the latest of which was the repeated invasion of Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police. ” he said. A statement from the ministry released on October 7th.
“The Ministry urges the international community to urgently urge Israel to stop its blatant violations of international law, to respect resolutions of international legitimacy and the historic rights of the Palestinian people, and to prevent these events from being exploited. “We emphasize the need to act on this matter. This is a pretext for launching a new asymmetric war against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.”
The Qatari government defends its decision to allow members of Hamas, listed as a terrorist organization in Canada, to stay in Doha, saying it is in the government’s interest to keep lines of communication open to promote peace in the region. claims.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday responded to the Israeli prime minister’s comments by reiterating the Canadian government’s longstanding support for a two-state solution.
“Canada’s position is very clear,” he said. “We believe that the only way forward for this region, and indeed the only way forward for a safe and secure Israel, is to have a safe and secure Palestinian state with internationally recognized borders. “We believe in a two-state solution.”
All of Canada’s G7 allies remain committed to a two-state solution.
“We believe that a two-state solution that envisions Israel and a viable Palestinian state coexisting in peace, security and mutual recognition remains the only path to a just, lasting and secure peace. We will emphasize that.” G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement Published in November.
Id Moed, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, said in an interview Thursday that discussing a two-state solution is “not concrete at this point.”
“There is no point in talking about past ideas when we know that the future will be completely different and the environment will change significantly, and this is what the prime minister is saying,” Moed said.Interview power and politics.
“To talk about ideas from the past when you know the future is going to be very different… it really doesn’t make sense,” Ido Moed, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, told Power & Politics.
“If we’re talking about a two-state solution, when we’re talking about any kind of solution, and even when we’re under threat at this moment, we’re trying to make sure that the state is there. We have to guarantee that we are at war and we need to win this ‘war, and once we win that war we will understand,”’ Moed said.
Asked on Friday whether he believed Prime Minister Netanyahu needed to step down before peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians could take place, Majed al-Ansari said it was for the Israeli people to decide.
“But we certainly encourage all parties, whether in Palestine or Israel or around the world, to maintain their commitment to peace. It is the only option,” Al-Ansari said.
“From day one, we have been clear that the only option for peace is a two-state solution agreed upon by the countries of the region, the peoples of this conflict, and the entire international community.”
Rosemary Burton’s full interview with Al Ansari will be broadcast on Sunday rosemary burton live 10 a.m. ET.