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Palestinian prime minister blasts 'inflammatory' Israeli minister's remarks denying Palestinians exist

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. (Credit: AFP/File photo)

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday blasted as "inflammatory" remarks made by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that Palestinians do not exist.

"There are no Palestinians, because there are no Palestinian people," Smotrich said Sunday, quoting far-right French-Israeli activist Jacques Kupfer, speaking at an event in Paris according to a video circulating on social media.


Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday blasted as "inflammatory" remarks made by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that Palestinians do not exist.

"There are no Palestinians, because there are no Palestinian people," Smotrich said Sunday, quoting far-right French-Israeli activist Jacques Kupfer, speaking at an event in Paris...