Israel top diplomat says Palestinian state not ‘realistic’ 

JERUSALEM, Nov 11: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state as a "realistic" goal, amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

"I don't think this position is realistic today and we must be realistic," the newly appointed minister said in response to a question over the creation of a Palestinian state in exchange for a normalisation of ties between Israel and Arab countries.

A Palestinian state would be "a Hamas state", Saar added, referring to the Palestinian militant group in Gaza with which Israel has been at war for more than a year.
The normalisation drive was a part of the 2020 Abraham Accords overseen by Donald Trump and the process could resume after he returns to the White House following last week's US presidential election.    —AFP