Cairo, Feb 9 (EFE).- Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abulgueit on Sunday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s suggestion of creating a Palestinian state within Saudi Arabia\u2019s borders, calling it \u201ca complete disconnection from reality.\u201d<\/p>
In a statement, the head of the pan-Arab organization strongly condemned the idea, stating that \u201cthe logic behind it is unacceptable.\u201d <\/p>
He insisted that a Palestinian state can only be established within Palestinian territories, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and that the West Bank and Gaza must remain united.<\/p>
\u201cAny other idea is nothing more than a nightmare or an illusion that exists only in the minds of those who propose it,\u201d Abulgueit added.<\/p>
The Saudi Foreign Ministry praised the widespread rejection of Netanyahu\u2019s remarks, emphasizing that they are an attempt to divert attention from \u201csystematic crimes\u201d committed by Israel in Gaza, including what Riyadh described as \u201cgenocide\u201d against the Palestinian people.<\/p>
Egypt and Jordan also strongly criticized Netanyahu\u2019s statements, with their foreign ministries calling them \u201caggressive,\u201d \u201cinciting,\u201d and a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter.<\/p>
Meanwhile, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which includes 57 member states, labeled the proposal as \u201cethnic cleansing\u201d and warned that it threatens Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereignty and national security.<\/p>
During a discussion with the right-wing Channel 14 TV network about Saudi Arabia\u2019s conditions for normalization, anchor Yaakov Bardugo mistakenly referred to a \u201cPalestinian state\u201d as a \u201cSaudi state.\u201d<\/p>
Netanyahu swiftly corrected him but then remarked that \u201cthe Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have plenty of land there.\u201d<\/p>
Bardugo called it an interesting idea that shouldn\u2019t be \u201cruled out,\u201d to which the prime minister reiterated that Saudi Arabia has \u201ca lot of territory.\u201d EFE<\/p>
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