As We Celebrate The Return of Remains Of Ran Gvili, Say No To Palestinian Statehood 

NEW YORK – Following the recovery of Staff Sergeant Major Ran Gvili’s remains 843 days after the Hamas-led invasion of Israel, a leading pro-Israel organization has declared that the time has come to put an end to all talk about Palestinian statehood. Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI) has stated that one thing that must be learned from October 7 is that no Palestinian Arab state can be allowed to be created anywhere alongside Israel.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog tweeted on X: “Ran Gvili, the hero, returns to his homeland’s landscape after 843 days! The Yamam fighter who went out to save lives – finally returns to his country, his family, and his land. An entire nation is moved to tears.”

Just one year ago, President Isaac Herzog, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said: “The idea of the two-state solution is something which, on record, I supported in the past, many times. But I had a wake-up call following October 7.”

“Not surprisingly, most Israelis see the idea of a Palestinian state differently than the New York Times, NPR, and the BBC,” stated Moshe Phillips, Chairman of Americans for a Safe Israel. “Even before October 7, polls consistently showed that most Israelis feared a Palestinian state would be used as a springboard to attack Israel, especially at its most vulnerable nine-mile-wide points along the coast. After October 7, the idea of a Palestinian state seems to most Israelis to constitute a direct threat to Israel’s existence. The best way to make sure Israeli families do not suffer for 843 days the way the Gvili family has is to prevent a Palestinian state.”