Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after Starmer declared that his country could recognize a Palestinian state in September if the situation in Gaza does not improve
Netanyahu said such a decision would be like “rewarding Hamas’s cruel terrorism” and punishing its victims.
In an English-language post on the social media platform X, he wrote: “A jihadist state on Israel’s border TODAY will be a threat to the UK TOMORROW.
Giving in to jihadist terrorists always fails.
It will fail you too.
It won’t happen.”
Starmer said that recognition of Palestine will occur at the UN General Assembly unless the Israeli government takes concrete steps to improve the situation in Gaza, accepts a ceasefire, guarantees no annexation of the Judea-Samaria, and commits to a peace process leading to a two-state solution (one for Israel and one for Palestine).
Starmer’s statement followed a similar announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron, who also called on the UK to recognize Palestine.
Starmer reportedly plans to link recognition to real progress, such as a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Published in 07/29/2025 23h53
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