from Religion Media Centre
The Board of Deputies of British Jews, the executive council of Australian Jewry, and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs have issued a statement saying they are “gravely concerned that our governments’ announced intentions to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN this month are seen by Hamas as a reward for its violence and rejectionism towards Israel”.
They say the failure to give this recognition without the preconditions of making Hamas release the hostages, give up power and disarm, “lacks credibility, borders on recklessness, and sets up Palestinian statehood for failure from the outset”.
The Guardian says Keir Starmer is reportedly to recognise a Palestinian state this weekend, after President Trump has left the UK. At a press conference today, the Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said: “Hamas is a terrorist organisation who can have no part in the future governance of Palestine…Hamas of course don’t want a two-state solution, they don’t want peace, they don’t want a ceasefire. I’m very clear where I stand on Hamas.”