Idea of a Palestinian state is ‘shrinking’, Palestinian Authority’s FM says
By France24
28 November 2021 |
12:37 pm
Riyad Al-Maliki, the Palestinian Authority's foreign minister, granted an interview to FRANCE 24. The top Palestinian diplomat regretted that the idea of a Palestinian state is "shrinking". Al-Maliki, who believes an Israeli annexation of the West Bank is "not off the table", called for the urgent resumption of negotiations with Israel.
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