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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Netanyahu sending scathing letters to leaders of countries that plan to recognize Palestine
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upbraided French President Emmanuel Macron in a letter seen by AFP, blaming the French leader’s move to recognize a Palestinian state for fueling antisemitism.
“Your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on this antisemitic fire. It is not diplomacy, it is appeasement. It rewards Hamas terror, hardens Hamas’s refusal to free the hostages, emboldens those who menace French Jews and encourages the Jew-hatred now stalking your streets,” Netanyahu writes in the letter.
Sky News revealed earlier today that Netanyahu sent a similar letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, indicating that he’s sending them to the leaders of all countries that announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state next month.
The Times of Israel Community.