AMMAN — The Australian government has
discussed concerns with Israeli officials regarding the “inflammatory”
statements made by
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich about the Palestinian
people, according to international news outlets.
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Smotrich had said during an event in Paris last week that there is “no such thing as a
Palestinian people”.
The
minister has been known to
make other offensive remarks, having said a few
weeks prior that the Palestinian town of Huwara in the West Bank should be
“erased”.
One source who preferred not to be named said
Australian officials had expressed to senior
Israeli counterparts concerns about Smotrich’s “inflammatory and irresponsible” comments.
Australia has called on Israeli and Palestinian
leaders to abstain from any unilateral actions that would undermine the
prospects of a future two-state solution, urging them to work together to
promote the conditions for peace and, ultimately, return to direct
negotiations.
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