The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has strongly condemned recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who suggested that Saudi Arabia could establish a Palestinian state within its own territory.
Aboul Gheit dismissed Netanyahu’s statement as unacceptable and out of touch with reality.
Through his official spokesperson, Gamal Roshdy, the Arab League chief reiterated that a Palestinian state must be established on the land occupied in 1967, in accordance with international resolutions.
His remarks came in response to Netanyahu’s controversial suggestion that if Saudi Arabia wanted Palestinians to have their own country, it should allocate land within its borders rather than allowing them to form a state on their ancestral land.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the global rejection of Netanyahu’s comments regarding Gaza and reaffirmed its opposition to any attempts to displace Palestinians from their homeland.
