The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemns the racist statements made recently by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, as well as his denial of the existence of the Palestinian people and the sovereignty and independence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Ministry calls on the international community in a statement to take strict measures and reject these deliberately provocative statements, which aim to undermine the peaceful two-state solution and add fuel to the already burning fire in the occupied Palestinian territories.