UK Tory leader decries ‘absolutely disastrous’ recognition of Palestinian state

By Nava Freiberg

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21 September 2025, 6:22 pm

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Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.

Britain's Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch speaks after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

The United Kingdom’s Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, decries the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state as “absolutely disastrous” and a reward for Hamas terrorism.

In a post on X, Badenoch responds to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement of the decision: “Disastrous. Absolutely disastrous. We will all rue the day this decision was made.”

Disastrous.
Absolutely disastrous.
We will all rue the day this decision was made.
Rewarding terrorism with no conditions whatsoever put in place for Hamas.

It leaves hostages languishing in Gaza and does nothing to stop the suffering of innocent people caught in this war.

It… https://t.co/7K0GH3VbQp

— Kemi Badenoch (@KemiBadenoch) September 21, 2025

“Rewarding terrorism with no conditions whatsoever put in place for Hamas. It leaves hostages languishing in Gaza and does nothing to stop the suffering of innocent people caught in this war,” she laments, aligning with Israeli criticism of the move.