Abu Dhabi, Mar. 21 (Petra) -- The UAE has denounced remarks made by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in which he denied the right of the Palestinian people to exist and used a map of Israel that includes Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territories.
According to a statement carried by the UAE's official news agency (WAM), the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation also affirmed 'the UAE's rejection of inciteful rhetoric and all practices that contradict moral and human values and principles.'
The Ministry stressed the need to confront hate speech and violence and noted the importance of promoting the values of tolerance and coexistence to reduce escalation and instability in the region, the statement said.

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