

He subsequently said that any recognition of a Palestinian state would have to be contingent on the release of all Hamas-held hostages and a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
This is such an odd take. How does having hostages have any relevance on Palestine being a state? And if it does have relevance, why are they recognizing Israel, considering they have scores of Palestinian hostages?
Who knew that starving all of Gaza had an impact on the hostages? The Palestinians had little food to give the hostages, Israel on the other hand has plenty. What’s their excuse?