Pakistan rejects Netanyahu’s opposition to Palestinian state, calls for Gaza pullout

Pakistan rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state on Wednesday, saying Palestinian statehood is firmly rooted in international law and UN resolutions, Anadolu reports. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi also said any refusal by Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza would be a “serious setback” to commitments made under the Board of Peace plan. Responding to a question during his weekly news conference about Netanyahu’s recent remarks rejecting a Palestinian state and his reported refusal to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza and move to the second phase of the peace plan, Andrabi said Pakistan has taken note of Israel’s position. “This would be a serious setback to the decision taken at the […]