Sir Keir Starmer has announced that the government recognises the state of Palestine and has been warned this is his “Neville Chamberlain moment.”
GB News rightly accused Starmer of “hiding” from journalist’s questions as he chose to use social media to make the official recognition.
Campaign Against Antisemitism has told Starmer his actions is “deliberate betrayal of those taken hostage and slain on 7th October 2023” and the Prime Minister has rewarded “Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and their supporters.”
The Israeli and US governments have publicly condemned Starmer’s decision saying he has given Hamas a diplomatic gift, Jerusalem has now turned their back on Britian saying “we used to be allies.”
The Prime Minister said on social media, “In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East, we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution.
“That means a safe and secure Israel, alongside a viable Palestinian state. At the moment, we have neither.
“Ordinary people, Israeli and Palestinian, deserve to live in peace. To try and rebuild their lives free from violence and suffering. That is what the British people desperately want to see.
“Yet, almost two years after the barbaric attacks of October 7, hostages are still held by the terrorists of Hamas. Recent images showed the hostages suffering and emaciated. Hamas even refused to release all the bodies of the dead.
“I have met British families of the hostages. I see the torture they endure each and every day. Pain that strikes dead in people’s hearts across Israel and here in the United Kingdom. The hostages must be released immediately, and we will keep fighting to bring them home.
“Let’s be frank. Hamas is a brutal, terror organisation. Our call for a two-state solution is the exact opposite of their hateful vision. It means Hamas can have no future. No role in Government. No role in security. We have already proscribed and sanctioned Hamas and we will go further.
“I have directed work to sanction other Hamas figures in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the man-made humanitarian crisis in Gaza reaches new depths.
“The Israeli Government’s relentless and increasing bombardment of Gaza, the offensive of recent weeks, the starvation and devastation are utterly intolerable. Tens of thousands have been killed.”
A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) said, “This is Sir Keir Starmer’s Neville Chamberlain moment. Apparently the promises to do ‘everything possible’ to bring the hostages home meant nothing. The Government could make recognition conditional on the return of the hostages — at the absolute very least — but Sir Keir refuses even to do that, so urgent is the need to delight terrorists and their supporters, while betraying the families of the hostages whom he has looked in the eye and earnestly pledged to help.
Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine. pic.twitter.com/yrg6Lywc1s
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) September 21, 2025
“The message could not be clearer: murder, rape, kidnapping and indoctrination are legitimate paths to diplomatic gain — Hamas leaders have called this moment ‘the fruit of 7th October’. Additional sanctions against Hamas will have zero impact and do nothing to blunt the delight amongst Hamas’ leaders. This is not statesmanship or peacemaking; it is the deliberate betrayal of those taken hostage and slain on 7th October 2023 and a reward that has delighted Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and their supporters.
“This morally reprehensible decision will surely prolong war by encouraging those terrorists to continue to hold hostages and to perpetrate further terrorism because this act of recognition is a declaration that the UK rewards violence against Jews. Polling shows that all but a small minority of British people recognise that and do not support this shameful betrayal of this country’s values.
“We fear that our Government’s virtue signalling will have an impact here at home too, as Islamist terrorists around the world digest the lessons from this betrayal. History shows that appeasement eventually brings the aggressor to your door.”
