Michael Leiter, Israeli ambassador to the U.S., told Newsmax on Thursday that it’s “a sham and a shame” for Western leaders to commit to recognizing a Palestinian state if Israel does not meet certain conditions to end the war in Gaza.
“It’s quite disappointing that these icons, these pillars of moral leadership in the West, would take a decision so utterly ridiculous,” Leiter said on “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “First of all, there’s no practical application of that. I mean, how do you just create a state unilaterally? Who’s going to run it? They talked about elections without Hamas. Well, that’s pretty funny. We’ve been there. Hamas actually came to power through elections.
“But, on a deeper level, this is really morally depraved, and they should be ashamed of themselves because we have hostages in tunnels being held by Hamas, and every time Hamas gets the wind at their back from these leaders, they actually make their position in negotiation over the hostages more difficult. They become more recalcitrant and less willing to make any compromise.
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