The terror organization called the recognition “a deserved outcome of our people’s struggle” and added that it would lead Western countries to isolate Israel.
Hamas lauded the recognition of a Palestinian state by the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and Australia in a Sunday statement, calling the move “an important step.”
“This recognition is an important step in maintaining the right of our Palestinian people to their land and holy sites, and to establishing their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital,” Hamas stated.
The terror organization continued, saying it was “a deserved outcome of our people’s struggle” and that a stop to Israel’s war against it, which it labeled a “brutal genocide” in Gaza, must follow the declaration.
Hamas also called on the international community to “confront the annexation and Judaization plans in the West Bank and Jerusalem,” isolate the Jewish state, and take “punitive measures” against it.
Palestinian Hamas terrorists. February 22, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)
Western nations recognize Palestine
Other nations, including France, are expected to follow the lead of the UK, Australia, and Canada in recognizing a Palestinian state.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that recognizing a Palestinian state would isolate Hamas in an interview with N12.
“Recognizing a Palestinian state is just deciding to say, ‘The legitimate perspective of Palestinian people and what they suffer today has nothing to do with Hamas,’” Macron said, adding, “Recognition of a Palestinian state is the best way to isolate Hamas.”