France and Saudi Arabia will convene world leaders in New York on Monday at 3 p.m. local time to voice support for a Palestinian state ahead of this week’s U.N. General Assembly.

Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon described the event as a “circus,” according to Reuters .

“We don’t think it’s helpful. We think it’s actually rewarding terrorism,” Reuters cited him as telling reporters.

Both Israel and the United States are boycotting the summit.

Jerusalem is weighing bilateral measures against Paris, while government ministers are pushing to annex parts of Judea and Samaria in response to the growing number of countries formally recognizing Palestinian statehood.

The report added that the Trump administration has also warned of possible consequences for countries, inclu

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