Israeli Prime Minister Convenes Emergency Meeting
According to Israeli TV channel 12 local time on the evening of September 21, In response to the announcement of the recognition of the Palestinian state by Britain and other countries on the same day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting that night to discuss the response plan and explore how to prevent the resulting political turmoil.According to the report, in order to avoid political pressure, the meeting was held in a limited form, and two far-right politicians in the cabinet-Finance Minister Smotrich and National Security Minister Ben Gvir were not invited to attend the meeting.
Ben-Gewil had previously said that Israel should take immediate countermeasures to immediately establish sovereignty on the West Bank and completely destroy the “Palestinian terrorist regime.”
Netanyahu earlier released a video statement reiterating that “there will never be a Palestinian state” and said “I will respond to the latest attempt to establish a ‘terrorist state’ in the heart of our land after returning from the United States.”
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Portugal officially recognizes Palestinian state
Portuguese Foreign Minister Paul Rangel announced on the 21st that Portugal officially recognized the Palestinian state.
According to the Portuguese news agency Lusa, Langer made the statement at the Portuguese delegation to the United Nations in New York, and he stressed that Portugal considers the “two-country plan” to be “the only path to peace.”
Portuguese President De Sousa, who arrived in new york to attend next week's UN General Assembly activities, also expressed his "full support" for the government's decision to recognize the Palestinian state.
Earlier that day, the British, Canadian and Australian governments also announced their official recognition of the State of Palestine.France and Saudi Arabia will jointly host an international conference to implement the “Two-State Plan” at the United Nations headquarters in New York, when several countries, including France, will also announce their recognition of the State of Palestine.
In response to the recent multi-state recognition of the State of Palestine, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement on the 21st that there would be no Palestinian state. he said that in recent years the number of Israeli settlements on the West Bank has doubled and there will be no Palestinian state on the West Bank.
Source | CCTV International News Agency