BBC Live / September 21, 2025
Some more now from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s video statement, in which he directly addresses the UK, Canada and Australia after they each formally recognised a Palestinian state earlier today.
“I have a clear message to those leaders who recognise a Palestinian state after the terrible massacre on October 7 – you are giving a huge reward to terrorism,” he says.
“And I have another message for you – it will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River.”
Netanyahu says that “for years” he has prevented the establishment of “this terrorist state” in the face of pressure.
“Indeed, we doubled Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria [West Bank] – and we will continue on this path,” he adds.
The Israeli leader also says a “response to the latest attempt to impose a terrorist state on us in the heart of our country” will be given after he returns from the US, where he will attend the UN General Assembly in New York this week.
