Israeli Seen as Heir to Netanyahu Says Two-State Idea Is Over

  • Gideon Sa’ar says Palestinian state would threaten Israel
  • Polls show Sa’ar a strong contender in post-Netanyahu Likud

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An Israeli politician considered a leading candidate to succeed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said world powers should stop trying to create a Palestinian state.

Twenty-five years of failed diplomacy show a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict isn’t realistic and a fresh approach is needed, Likud Party politician Gideon Sa’ar said Tuesday in an interview near Tel Aviv. The former education and interior minister has said he’ll run for prime minister after Netanyahu, who is facing a police investigation into alleged corruption, leaves office.