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(Telegraph-UK) Sharren Haskel - Israel wants to live in peace, free from the threat of state-sponsored terrorism encircling us. Free from invasions by terrorist groups hell-bent on murdering as many of our citizens as possible. But Hamas and the other proxies of Iran don't want Israel to even exist as a country. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to use the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state as a negotiating tactic with Israel is the political equivalent of shouting in the wind. The British Government genuinely thinks that by recognizing a Palestinian state it will act as some sort of leverage over Israel's policy towards the murderous terrorist organization of Hamas which sits on our border. The UK's policy seems to put many conditions on Israel, but none on Hamas. This policy is as reckless as it is fanciful. Britain's recognition changes nothing. It won't change Hamas's genocidal charter. It won't change the fact that rockets are still being fired at our cities. It won't bring a single Israeli or Palestinian closer to peace. It will show the Palestinians that Oct. 7 was worth it. What Britain calls recognition, the Palestinian leadership calls vindication. The Palestinians have been offered a state, time and time again. Israel has tried to live in peace and security with our Palestinian neighbors, but on each occasion they have refused because they cannot accept the existence of a Jewish state in any borders. When offered a viable opportunity for statehood, the Palestinians have chosen terrorism and intifadas. Israel does not have a viable partner for peace. So to our friends in the UK: recognize what you wish. Make your declarations. It will not do anything to solve your own domestic issues with radical Islam. It won't change the fact that 75% of all counterterrorism work carried out by MI5 is focused on Islamist extremism. The war in Gaza will end when Hamas is defeated, disarmed, and when all the remaining hostages are home - not when Keir Starmer tells us it's over. The writer is Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel. 2025-08-03 00:00:00Full Article
Dangling the Sword of UK Palestinian Recognition Will Not Bring Peace
(Telegraph-UK) Sharren Haskel - Israel wants to live in peace, free from the threat of state-sponsored terrorism encircling us. Free from invasions by terrorist groups hell-bent on murdering as many of our citizens as possible. But Hamas and the other proxies of Iran don't want Israel to even exist as a country. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to use the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state as a negotiating tactic with Israel is the political equivalent of shouting in the wind. The British Government genuinely thinks that by recognizing a Palestinian state it will act as some sort of leverage over Israel's policy towards the murderous terrorist organization of Hamas which sits on our border. The UK's policy seems to put many conditions on Israel, but none on Hamas. This policy is as reckless as it is fanciful. Britain's recognition changes nothing. It won't change Hamas's genocidal charter. It won't change the fact that rockets are still being fired at our cities. It won't bring a single Israeli or Palestinian closer to peace. It will show the Palestinians that Oct. 7 was worth it. What Britain calls recognition, the Palestinian leadership calls vindication. The Palestinians have been offered a state, time and time again. Israel has tried to live in peace and security with our Palestinian neighbors, but on each occasion they have refused because they cannot accept the existence of a Jewish state in any borders. When offered a viable opportunity for statehood, the Palestinians have chosen terrorism and intifadas. Israel does not have a viable partner for peace. So to our friends in the UK: recognize what you wish. Make your declarations. It will not do anything to solve your own domestic issues with radical Islam. It won't change the fact that 75% of all counterterrorism work carried out by MI5 is focused on Islamist extremism. The war in Gaza will end when Hamas is defeated, disarmed, and when all the remaining hostages are home - not when Keir Starmer tells us it's over. The writer is Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel. 2025-08-03 00:00:00Full Article
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