The Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry has said that recognizing a Palestinian state means rewarding Hamas for murder
On Wednesday, the Ministry published a video saying, “Recognizing a Palestinian state after the October 7th attacks, the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, would be like handing over an Islamic state on a silver platter to Osama bin Laden after the September 11th attacks.”
The 40-second video shows clips of footage of Hamas terrorists on October 7 as text is superimposed, explaining why recognizing a Palestinian state is not a way to promote peace. The video says that recognizing a Palestinian state “means rewarding Hamas for murder” and that the best way to promote peace is “through direct negotiations, not through rewarding violence.”
The video concludes by urging the world to “pressure Hamas to surrender and release the hostages.” “Don’t reward Hamas, don’t reward Iran. Say no to terrorism,” it said.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz posted the video on X. “Recognizing a Palestinian State after October 7 means rewarding Hamas for murdering over 1,000 Israelis. It means giving a prize to the Iranian Regime. It means living with the possibility of another October 7. The only way to promote peace is through direct negotiations within the framework of a regional normalization process,” he said.
