"Driving the news: Former UN ambassador Nikki Haleyjoined a group of voices on the right in condemning the decision, accusing the three countries of "caving to Hamas by pushing for recognition of a Palestinian state." She alleged the U.S. allies were "more concerned about pleasing Hamas than releasing the hostages and ending the war." House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) said [r]ecognition of a 'State of Palestine' is empty virtue signaling that only rewards the Hamas butchers and rapists."
"Macron, whose country is set to join the more than 140 others in recognizing Palestinian statehood, told CBS News' Margaret Brennan in an interview that aired Sunday thatHamas' objective "is absolutely not to create a Palestinian state." He continued, "The objective of Hamas is to destroy Israel, to convince the maximum number of people that they have no chance to have peace and stability, and precisely a Palestinian state and to kill the maximum number of Israeli people.""
Donald Trump expressed disagreement with the UK's recognition move. Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and other conservatives accused allied governments of "caving to Hamas" and prioritizing Hamas over hostages and victims. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast labeled recognition "empty virtue signaling" that rewards Hamas perpetrators. More than two dozen Republican lawmakers signed a letter calling allied recognition plans reckless, and Senator Marco Rubio called the move a "slap in the face" to victims. French President Emmanuel Macron countered that Hamas seeks to destroy Israel and said recognition and an accompanying peace plan aim to end the war and isolate Hamas.
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