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Netanyahu and Gadi Eizenkot Reject Mansour Abbas’s Call for Palestinian State Recognition

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First reported by Ynet · 49 minutes ago

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Mansour Abbas of Ra'am called for Israeli and US recognition of a Palestinian state at his party conference, prompting strong denials from Prime Minister Netanyahu and former IDF Chief Gadi Eizenkot. Ra'am finalized its Knesset candidate list, including potential addition of Yoav Segalovich. Netanyahu and Eizenkot firmly rejected any Palestinian state under their leadership.

01Mansour Abbas urged Israel and the US to recognize a Palestinian state at Ra'am’s conference.
02Ra'am finalized its Knesset candidate list, possibly adding Yoav Segalovich from Yesh Atid.
03Abbas described Arab Israelis as a "bridge to peace" and emphasized political integration.
04Netanyahu vowed no Palestinian state under his premiership, citing Iranian control concerns.
05Gadi Eizenkot also rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state in any future government.
06Other Arab parties agreed to run jointly but separately from Ra'am in upcoming elections.

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