The Israeli president said the idea of leaving territories to prepare for a Palestinian state is “not realistic at all. It doesn’t make sense to Israelis.”
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who has supported a two-state solution, said the October 7th massacre was a “wake up call.”
Speaking at the Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to journalist Fareed Zakaria on Tuesday, Herzog said, “The idea of the two-state solution is something which, on record, I supported in the past, many times.
“But I would say that I had a wake-up call following Oct. 7, in the sense that I want to hear my neighbors say how much they object, regret, condemn, and do not accept in any way the terrible tragedy of the terror attack of Oct. 7 and the fact that terror cannot be the tool to get there.”
Zakaria began the interview by asking: “It seems to me that Israel’s situation today is utterly transformed. Hamas is in very bad shape… Hezbollah has been substantially weakened, Iran – it’s air defenses have been essentially neutralized, its capacity to make weaponry has been significantly impeded. When you look at all that, do you view it as an opportunity for Israel?”
The president responded by saying that “clearly, the situation poses a great opportunity for the world at large, especially the free world, because the source of evil that emanates and covers us all starts with terror, especially with Iranian-instigated terror. This is the strategic issue above everything. Each proxy you deal with” is supported by Iran….
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who has supported a two-state solution, said the October 7th massacre was a “wake up call.”
Speaking at the Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to journalist Fareed Zakaria on Tuesday, Herzog said, “The idea of the two-state solution is something which, on record, I supported in the past, many times.
“But I would say that I had a wake-up call following Oct. 7, in the sense that I want to hear my neighbors say how much they object, regret, condemn, and do not accept in any way the terrible tragedy of the terror attack of Oct. 7 and the fact that terror cannot be the tool to get there.”
Zakaria began the interview by asking: “It seems to me that Israel’s situation today is utterly transformed. Hamas is in very bad shape… Hezbollah has been substantially weakened, Iran – it’s air defenses have been essentially neutralized, its capacity to make weaponry has been significantly impeded. When you look at all that, do you view it as an opportunity for Israel?”
The president responded by saying that “clearly, the situation poses a great opportunity for the world at large, especially the free world, because the source of evil that emanates and covers us all starts with terror, especially with Iranian-instigated terror. This is the strategic issue above everything. Each proxy you deal with” is supported by Iran….
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Herzog no longer pushes two-state solution, says 'Oct. 7 was a wake-up call'
Herzog said the idea of leaving territories to prepare for a Palestinian state is 'not realistic at all. It doesn't make sense to Israelis.'
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