NEW YORK (VINnews) — British prime minister Keir Starmer and opposition leader Kemi Badenoch traded barbs over the peace agreement between Hamas and Israel, with Starmer claiming that his recognition of Palestine had helped secure the agreement while Badenoch said that this move was a reward to terror, had strained UK-Israel relations and in no way contributed to Hamas’s agreement to release hostages, which was due both to Israeli military pressure and Trump’s diplomatic initiative.
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However US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called the UK “delusional” for claiming to have played a vital role in the Gaza deal, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the UK’s recognition of Palestine delayed the Gaza ceasefire by up to two months.
Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel concurred, telling the BBC: “I think we have to be honest about the fact that Britain has had no role, no role whatsoever.”
Sharren Haskel, Israel’s deputy foreign minister, told Sky News: “The declaration of the Palestinian state during a very sensitive time two months ago, when the teams were already around the table negotiating, when we truly believed we were able to reach a deal, the message that the UK government sent Hamas was the message that the longer they continue this war, [the more] they will be rewarded.”
Starmer must be a disciple of Neville Chamberlain.
In 2022/23 the Brits allowed approximately 2.5 million “migrants” to flood their country, they’re now paying the price for opening their borders and allowing these savages in
She is a bright star in Lodonistan. PM is absolutely rubbish.
Kemi Badenoch should hopefully become the next PM. She clearly speaks truth. I don’t know her stances on other issues but she’s right on this one. It’s also an act of bravery in the current Islamic Europe.