Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye speaks during a joint press conference with Libya's interim prime minister in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Feb 14, 2022. (MAHMUD TURKIA / AFP)
RAMALLAH – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Wednesday said that the results of the Israeli parliamentary elections would not produce a peace partner with the Palestinians.
In a statement from the prime minister's office, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that the rise of extremist religious right-wing parties in the Israeli elections "is a natural result of the growing manifestations of extremism and racism in Israeli society, from which the Palestinian people have been suffering for years"
In a statement from the prime minister's office, Ishtaye said that the rise of extremist religious right-wing parties in the Israeli elections "is a natural result of the growing manifestations of extremism and racism in Israeli society, from which the Palestinian people have been suffering for years."
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"The results confirmed what we were certain of, that we have no partner in Israel for peace," said the statement.
The television samples (unofficial preliminary results) showed a possible victory for former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the parliamentary elections.
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The results showed that the right-wing bloc led by Netanyahu, the head of the Likud Party which consists of the Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism, and Religious Zionism parties, obtained a majority of more than 60 seats in the parliament.