Israel's foreign minister suggests Palestinians could be housed on artificial island in the Mediterranean - sources

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16. The Palestinian FM, Riyad al-Maliki, has dismissed his Israeli counterpart's island suggestion

The Palestinian foreign minister, Riyad al-Maliki, has dismissed his Israeli counterpart’s suggestion that Palestinians in Gaza could be moved to an artificial island in the Mediterranean. Arriving to make his own presentation to the 27 ministers gathered in Brussels to progress a peace plan for the Middle East, al-Maliki said he expected his EU counterparts to end their summit on Monday by calling for a ceasefire.

He also wants the EU to contemplate sanctions against the Israeli prime minister and to issue a strong condemnation of Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition in the past week to the creation of a Palestinian state.

He urged the EU to reflect on the “responsibility” it had to drive Israel to peace and to show the “leadership and courage” needed. He said:

I think the collective responsibility of the EU right now lies in this particular moment is that they have to show leadership and courage, and really to take the right position. I will say it very openly, very clearly to my European colleagues. I expect from you to call for a ceasefire and to work for it. I expect from you to condemn the statement that was made by Netanyahu about rejecting the two-state solution. I expect from you to start contemplating sanctions against Netanyahu.

The life of Palestinians really matters, and we cannot accept that, you know. The life of Palestinian children are being really treated less than the life of children anywhere in the world. This is really very essential and very important.

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