Monday, May 12, 2025

Ahead of Trump’s Mideast visit, Sa’ar says recognizing Palestinian state would be ‘counterproductive’

from The Times of Israel

Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar this week, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar notes that “there have been talks about an initiative to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state,” and warns that “such initiatives are not constructive, but counterproductive.”

“They will only serve as a prize for Hamas’s terror,” he says during a press conference with his German counterpart in Jerusalem.

He adds that any attempt to unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood “will only harm future prospects for a bilateral process – and will push us to unilateral actions in response.”

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