United Kingdom, Australia and Canada officially recognize a Palestinian state

The governments of the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia joined dozens of other nations to symbolically recognize a Palestinian state Despite the vociferous opposition of the United States and Israel.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Sunday the Broadly expected advertisementto say that the measure is destined to “relive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis.”

“Let’s be Frank. Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization. Our call to a true solution of two states is exactly the opposite of his hateful vision,” Starmer said Sunday. “So we are clear, this solution is not a reward for Hamas, because it means that Hamas cannot have a future, nor any role in the government, or any role in security.”

It is a decisive moment for the Palestinians and their ambitions for decades for the State.

“Canada recognizes the state of Palestine and offers our association to develop the promise of a peaceful future for both the state of Palestine and for the state of Israel,” wrote Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on social networks.

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement that the announcement together with those of the United Kingdom and Canada are part of a “coordinated international effort to generate impulse for a solution of two states.”

“Today’s act of recognition reflects Australia’s long data commitment to a solution of two states, which has always been the only way to withstand peace and security for the Israeli and Palestinian people,” Albanese said in a statement.

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, responded with an angry statement on Sunday, saying that the establishment of a Palestinian state “will not happen.”

He accused Great Britain and other Western allies of giving Hamas “reward.”

“I have a clear message for those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the horrible massacre on October 7: you are giving great reward to terror,” he said. “And I have another message for you: it will not happen. No Palestinian state will be established west of the Jordan River.”

The prime minister said he would announce Israel’s response to Sunday’s ads after a trip next week to the United States, where he will meet with President Trump at the White House.

Trump expressed his disapproval of the recognition of the United Kingdom from a Palestinian State during a state visit to Great Britain last week.

“I have a disagreement with the prime minister at that score,” Trump said.

Although the movement is largely symbolic, it is a historical moment, since possibly the United Kingdom felt the foundations for the creation of the Israeli State when what was then known as Palestine was controlled in 1917.

More than 140 countries have already taken that step and they are expected to do so in the UN General Assembly this week, including France.

French president Emmanuel Macron said about “Face the nation with Margaret Brennan“That decision of France to recognize a Palestinian State is necessary to fight Hamas.

“Hamas’ goal is not to create a Palestinian state,” he said. “The goal of Hamas is to destroy Israel, to convince the maximum number of people who do not have the opportunity to have peace and stability, and precisely a Palestinian state. And kill the maximum number of Israeli people. And that is why, if we want to stop this war, if we want to isolate Hamas, the recognition process and the peace plan that goes with this recognition process is a precondition.” ”

Critics, including the United States and the Israeli government, which has not shown interest in a solution of two states, have condemned the plans, saying that rewards Hamas for their attack on October 7, 2023. In addition to arguing that recognition is immoral, critics argue that it is an empty gesture since the Palestinian people are divided into two territories: the west of Bank and Gaza, without recognizing international capital.

The war began on October 7, 2023, when the terrorists led by Hamas killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped 251 people in their attack south of Israel. Forty -eight hostages remain in Gaza, with many released through ceasefires or other agreements. Israel believes that about 20 are still alive, although the Bodies of two hostages were recovered during a joint operation at the end of August.

The head of the Palestinian mission in the United Kingdom, Husam Zomlot, told News themezone the BBC that recognition would correct an error of the colonial era.

“Today’s problem is to end the denial of our existence that began 108 years ago, in 1917,” he said. “And I think today, the British people should celebrate a day when history will be corrected, when errors are running, when the recognition of the errors of the past begins to be corrected.”