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Rumblings over Netanyahu Jews-Under-Palestinian-Sovereignty Continue


The maelstrom triggered by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s remark that he wouldn’t rule out Jews living under Palestinian sovereignty has not abated. Three deputy ministers from Netanyahu’s own Likud party took their leader to task while the rhetorical response from Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, a member of Netanyahu’s coalition, continues to be particularly pointed. Bennett told a security conference on Tuesday that Palestinians cannot rule Israelis “because they’ll kill them.” Continuing his rejection of the two-state solution, Bennett warned that millions of Palestinians living outside the region would flood the Jewish state, and asked, “Do you think their brothers in Nablus will want to share their land with them? They’ll send them straight to Israel.” Meanwhile, PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi told The Media Line that while the idea of Jewish “settlements” in Palestine is a non-starter, individual Jews could apply for immigration because Palestinian law prohibits discrimination against race or religion.