The terrorist organization that perpetrated the October 7 pogrom welcomed the decision by Britain, Canada, and Australia, saying it will lead to a sovereign Palestinian state “with Jerusalem as its capital.”
The terrorist organization that perpetrated the October 7 pogrom welcomed the decision by Britain, Canada, and Australia, saying it will lead to a sovereign Palestinian state “with Jerusalem as its capital.”
Britain, Canada, Australia, and Portugal formally declared their recognition of a Palestinian state on Sunday, September 21st, increasing pressure on Israel as it fights its existential war against Hamas in Gaza.
President Macron said France will recognize a Palestinian state to support a two-state solution and isolate Hamas, while Germany, one of the few sober states in a West that is increasingly abandoning Israel, maintains it will not recognize Palestine until Israel and Palestine agree on a two-state solution.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday, September 21st, his position that there would be no Palestinian state and vowed to accelerate the creation of new settlements.
A senior Hamas official welcomed the decision by Britain, Canada and Australia to recognize a Palestinian state, calling it “an important milestone resulting from the suffering of the Palestinian people.” Mahmoud Mardawi added that the recognition will lead to the establishment of a “sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.”
More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated by the Palestinian question.
