Israel opposition, hostages’ families decry recognition
Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned the decision to recognize a Palestinian state of Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada and call it a “diplomatic disaster”.
“This is a bad step and a reward for terrorism.”
“A functioning Israeli government could have prevented this. Through smart and serious work, through professional diplomatic dialogue, through appropriate advocacy.”
Lapid, sitting on the political middle ground of the Yesh Atiid Party, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of presidency of both “security disaster” and “diplomatic crisis”.
“The government, which brings us the greatest security disaster in our history, now offers the worst diplomatic crisis,” the militants, in which the militants killed approximately 1200 people and kidnapped approximately 250 people, “the government that brings us the greatest security disaster in our history now offers us the worst.”
The families of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip also criticized the recognition of the Palestinian state by saying that it turned a “blind eye” to 48 people in the captivity of Hamas.
“As families who want to deeply peace in the region, we believe that any discussion about recognizing a Palestinian state should be dependent on the immediate release of all hostages.” He said.
“It represents a disaster failure that will seriously harm the efforts of political, moral and diplomatic leadership to bring all the political, moral and diplomatic leadership home without guaranteeing the return of 48 of our loved ones.” He said.
The relatives of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip for nearly two years enabled “to act responsible for all nations and” after “any day” discussions only after our loved ones were brought home “.
