Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that there is “no room for two states” between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, arguing the war created broad public consensus against creating a Palestinian state.
“Before the war, the public was divided: although in my opinion most of the public was against it, a significant portion was in favor. I think that has changed,” Netanyahu told reporters, answering a question at a press conference in Jerusalem on Saturday night.
“That is a basis for agreement,” added the premier. “In my opinion, there is much more unity among the public than you see in the Knesset.”
AFSI Insight
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s unequivocal declaration that there is “no room for two states” between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River reflects the reality that decades of concessions, culminating in the Oslo Accords, have failed to produce peace or security. The atrocities of October 7 permanently shattered the illusion that another Palestinian state would coexist peacefully alongside Israel. Instead, it would create another terror enclave threatening Israel’s heartland.
AFSI welcomes this long-overdue recognition that Israel’s security, historical rights, and national future depend on maintaining sovereign control over Judea and Samaria. The time has come to move beyond failed diplomatic formulas and advance policies that strengthen Israeli sovereignty, expand Jewish communities, and ensure that Israel will never again be forced to gamble with its survival.