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Netanyahu Vows to Prevent Creation of Palestinian State, if Reelected

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Benjamin Netanyahu promised to keep blocking efforts to create a Palestinian state, if he wins the Israeli election on Tuesday. 16.03.2015, Sputnik International

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Netanyahu Vows to Prevent Creation of Palestinian State, if Reelected

17:36 GMT 16.03.2015 (Updated: 18:06 GMT 16.03.2015)

Benjamin Netanyahu promised to keep blocking efforts to create a Palestinian state, if he wins the Israeli election on Tuesday.

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered another pledge in his reelection campaign, this time to keep blocking efforts to create a Palestinian state in the event he wins on Tuesday.

Israelis will head to the polls on Tuesday to determine the future direction of their country. - Sputnik International

Israeli Elections: Closer Look at Main Parties Running for Seats in Knesset

16 March 2015, 11:45 GMT

"Anyone looking to establish a Palestinian state today is yielding to radical Islam. This reality has been created here in recent years. To ignore that [by the Left] is burying your head in the sand," Netanyahu said in an interview with the online edition of Israel's daily Maariv on Monday.

Asked whether that means there will be no Palestine if he is reelected, Netanyahu responded "indeed."

Earlier on Monday, the prime minister authorized the construction of housing units in East Jerusalem to widespread objection over its location, which obstructs the Palestinian territory's contiguity.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office, Sunday, March 8, 2015. Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday night at a Tel Aviv square under the banner Israel wants change and called for Netanyahu to be replaced in March 17 national elections. - Sputnik International

Netanyahu Permits Housing Construction on Occupied Territory in E Jerusalem

16 March 2015, 16:14 GMT

Netanyahu has ratcheted up his rhetoric ahead of Tuesday's early general elections, promising cabinet seats to rival party leaders and blaming sagging poll numbers on a concerted international effort to oust him.

Speaking at a pro-Netanyahu rally that gathered 40,000 in Tel Aviv on Sunday, the prime minister vowed "no concessions or withdrawals" of territories occupied by Israel and contested by Palestinians.

The latest polls suggest a tight race between Netanyahu's Likud party and the left-wing Zionist Union, with the rival leading Likud by four seats.