Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told Newsmax on Wednesday that it would be suicidal for Israel to accept a Palestinian state given that the last time it ceded land in the Gaza Strip, a massive terror network was created.

There has been growing momentum among Western nations, including Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, to recognize a Palestinian state because of their frustrations with how Israel has conducted its military operation in Gaza following Iranian-backed Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023.

“The fact is that we already tried this genius idea,” Sa’ar said during an appearance on “Rob Schmitt Tonight” with Newsmax anchor Carl Higbie from Jerusalem. “We did it when we totally withdrew in 2005 from [the] Gaza Strip. What was called at the time, the disengagement plan, 20 years ago. We dismantled all our military camps, all our communities, even the graves from the cemeteries.

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