Palestine / Diplomacy & law / 2005–2023
Netanyahu holds up maps of a "new Middle East" at the UN
22 September 2023, UN General Assembly, New York
Addressing the UN General Assembly while normalisation talks with Saudi Arabia were under way, Netanyahu held up two maps of the region and said Palestinians must not have a veto over new peace treaties with Arab states.
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DepictsAl Jazeera reports that Netanyahu held up two maps of the Middle East with Israel shaded in blue, and that both showed the West Bank and Gaza, as well as the Golan Heights, as part of Israel.
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QuotesNetanyahu told the Assembly that Palestinians must not have a veto over new peace treaties with Arab states.
we must not give the Palestinians a veto over new peace treaties with Arab states
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QuotesNetanyahu said peace with Saudi Arabia would create a new Middle East.
Peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia will truly create a new Middle East
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