Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana issued a rebuke to Western leaders pushing for the recognition of a Palestinian state, telling Newsmax on Thursday that such a move would hand a major victory to Hamas terrorists and send a dangerous signal to extremists worldwide.
NEWSMAX -- Speaking with Carl Higbie, host of "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE," Ohana criticized French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and other world leaders who have expressed support for a Palestinian state in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
"They used to say about Beirut, 'It is the Paris of the Middle East.' Now Paris looks like the Middle East of Europe," Ohana said.
"And I say to President Macron, to Prime Minister Starmer, and all of those wanting to establish a so-called Palestinian state: Put it up in London, put it up in Paris — in your countries, because we are not going to reward the atrocities of Oct. 7, which is what they do."