<article data-history-node-id="431761" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-israel-wont-agree-palestinian-state-even-secure-saudi-deal" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-israel-wont-agree-palestinian-state-even-secure-saudi-deal" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Netanyahu: Israel won’t agree to Palestinian state even to secure Saudi deal</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that Israel&nbsp;will not allow a Palestinian state to exist, calling it an "existential threat".</p> <p>During an interview with Israeli news outlet Abu Ali Express, Netanyahu said Israel would not budge on the issue even to secure normalisation with Saudi Arabia.</p> <p>“It’s possible that the conditions could come to be, but the conditions would have to be acceptable to both sides, good for both sides,” he said.</p> <p>“If it comes together, great, and if not, we’ll protect our vital interests,” he added.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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