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Addressing the recent move to recognize Palestine, Ful critiques the decision as fundamentally flawed and morally bankrupt. He questions why many countries, notably Muslim-majority nations, have not preemptively recognized Palestinian statehood and why Western governments seem eager to do so prematurely.
Ful argues that the recognition of Palestine without preconditions essentially emboldens militant groups like Hamas. He emphasizes that Gaza was once a Palestinian state under Israeli control and was handed over with hopes of building a peaceful entity. Instead, Hamas has employed that trust to deepen hostilities through terror, making the very idea of a Palestinian state a strategic nightmare.