The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criticism of French President Emmanuel Macron over his statement that Paris intends to recognize a Palestinian state within months.
“The ministry strongly condemns the unjustified attack and insulting remarks made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his son against President Emmanuel Macron,” the Ramallah-based ministry said in a statement. Netanyahu had said Macron had “made a serious mistake” by supporting the idea of Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has been outspoken in his opposition to the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state under the so-called two-state solution.
