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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Netanyahu may struggle to find response that matches rhetoric on Palestine recognition

Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Abdullatif al-Zayani and Abdullah bin Zayed
Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Abdullatif al-Zayani of Bahrain and Abdullah bin Zayed of the UAE at the White House in 2020 after signing the Abraham accords, which normalised relations between Israel and some countries in the Middle East. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters

Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to denounce the recognition of a Palestinian state by many of Israel’s historic allies, but the prime minister may be struggling to decide how to turn rhetoric into a concrete response.

His options are perhaps more constrained than he would have his supporters believe. He has variously threatened annexation of occupied Palestinian land and bilateral action against countries that joined the tide of recognition.

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