Qatar condemns a comment from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting establishing a Palestinian state inside Saudi territory, the Qatari foreign ministry says in a statement.
Qatar, a key mediator in Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal negotiations between Hamas and Israel, describes Netanyahu’s statement as “provocative.”
Netanyahu appeared to be joking on Thursday when he responded to an interviewer on pro-Netanyahu Channel 14 who mistakenly said “Saudi state” instead of “Palestinian state,” before correcting himself.
Netanyahu was also quick to correct anchor Yaakov Bardugo, but quipped back that “the Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have a lot of land over there.”
Bardugo responded that it was an interesting idea that shouldn’t be “ruled out,” and Netanyahu repeated himself, saying Saudi Arabia does have “a lot of territory.”
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