November 16, 2025 Meet the Middle East

Netanyahu faces far-right backlash after US-backed statement on Palestinian state

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies over a U.S.-backed statement indicating support for a pathway to Palestinian independence.Netanyahu spoke two days after Israel's key ally the United States and many Muslim-majority nations endorsed a draft U.N. resolution backing President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, saying the process offered a route to Palestinian statehood.
Source: Al Monitor
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