Source Credit: Arab News
Saudi Arabia has once again denied claims that Palestinians will be forced to leave their nation, especially Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims. Strongly condemning such remarks, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that they see it as an effort to deflect attention from the "continuous crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian brothers in Gaza, including the ethnic cleansing they are subjected to."
Additionally, the ministry expressed appreciation for the "condemnation, disapproval and total rejection announced by the brotherly countries" for the statements made by the Israeli leader. It went on to say that the "extremist, occupying mentality does not understand what the Palestinian land means to the brotherly people of Palestine and their emotional, historical and legal connection to this land," and that this mindset "does not think that the Palestinian people deserve to live in the first place"
The destruction of the Gaza Strip, where "more than 160,000" people have been killed or injured, "most of them children and women," has drawn criticism from Israel, according to the Saudi Foreign Ministry. The ministry reiterated that "the Palestinian people have a right to their land, and they are not intruders or immigrants to it who can be expelled whenever the brutal Israeli occupation wishes"
When Netanyahu proposed that the Palestinians should create their own state in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Foreign Ministry vehemently disagreed. Netanyahu's comments were seen by the ministry as an effort to divert attention away from Israel's activities. Jordan and Egypt are among the other Arab countries that have denounced Netanyahu's remarks.
