Huckabee lashes Australia over Palestine recognition
'The timing has been very hurtful to any prospects of negotiating some settlement in Gaza with Hamas, they basically walked away'
United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has lashed the Albanese government for prematurely recognising a Palestinian state.
Speaking to the ABC’s 7:30 program, Huckabee said the US was disappointed that nations like Australia, the UK and others had decided to “pick this particular time to unilaterally recognise” a sate of Palestine.
“The timing has been very hurtful to any prospects of negotiating some settlement in Gaza with Hamas, they basically walked away. This is a gift to them, and it’s unfortunate, and it also is a violation of the agreement that was done in Oslo that any, any type of recognition of a Palestinian state would involve the Israelis. This clearly does not, and it’s, I would say it’s unfortunate, but it’s also very disappointing to the United States,” Huckabee told the ABC.
When asked if he had discussed the issue with President Trump, Huckabee said, “Absolutely, and we’ve discussed it at the State Department level with the Secretary, there’s an enormous level of disappointment and some disgust.
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