Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau has said a Palestinian state would not be created if he was re-elected this week.
In a stark contradiction of a 2009 speech in which he voiced support for a two-state solution, Mr Netanyahu's comments have been described as a last-minute attempt to win voters from Naftali Bennett's Jewish Home party.
Mr Netanyahu made the remarks in an interview with the NRG website - which is owned by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and linked with the settler newspaper Makor Rishon.
He said: "I think that anyone who moves to establish a Palestinian state and evacuate territory gives territory away to radical Islamist attacks against Israel.
