Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision by Australia and others to recognise a Palestinian state told terrorists that “murdering Jews pays off”, as he accused western leaders of buckling to media pressure and antisemitism.

In a blistering speech to the United Nations in New York, Netanyahu said giving Palestinians a state a mile from Jerusalem after the October 7, 2023 massacre was akin to giving Al-Qaeda a state a mile from New York City after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

“Israel will not allow you to shove a terrorist state down our throats”: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN. Credit: AP

“This is sheer madness, it’s insane, and we won’t do it,” he said. “Israel will not allow you to shove a terrorist state down our th

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