Israel does not see the readiness of Palestine to be an independent state and considers discussions on this topic to be premature, Israeli Ambassador to Russia Simona Halperin said today, quoted by TASS, writes BTA.
"It was a difficult moment for me when a poll was held in the Palestinian territories on the subject of the events of October 7, 2023. Then (the leader of "Hamas" - note ed.) Ismail Haniya stated that (the attack) on October 7 is only the first. And that there will be a hundred or a thousand more such (attacks), that is, if someone says that his only goal is to destroy Israel and its citizens, and then actually tries to do it - we have to take it seriously. she stated.
"So we will be able to talk about the future of the Palestinian state when our neighbors are really ready to live together. And here I return to the issues of education and upbringing", noted the Israeli diplomat.
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said earlier that the creation of a Palestinian state is not a whim, but a decision without the implementation of which there can be no peace in the Middle East, TASS recalls.