Trump Sees Recognition of a Palestinian State as Reward to Hamas, US Official Says
GAZA, JUL 30 – President Trump rejects Palestinian statehood recognition while Hamas controls Gaza, arguing it rewards terrorism and undermines peace efforts amid international pressure from Canada, France, and the UK.
- President Donald Trump does not intend to recognize Palestinian statehood, viewing it as rewarding Hamas, according to a White House official.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September, contingent on security conditions being met.
- France and the United Kingdom support recognizing a Palestinian state amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Palestinian statehood, suggesting instead to give part of the French Riviera for a new state.
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Trump sees recognition of a Palestinian state as reward to Hamas, US official says
U.S. President Donald Trump believes that recognizing Palestinian statehood would be rewarding the militant group Hamas and he does not intend to do that, a White House official said on Wednesday, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his country's decision on the issue.
Although he had already strongly criticized Canada's intention, the U.S. President had not been so fierce about the similar decisions of Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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