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O'Neal describes the UK’s political position as essentially blackmailing Israel — warning that unless Israel lays down its arms and agrees to a ceasefire by September, Britain will recognize Palestinian statehood. This, he asserts, is not just a diplomatic misstep but a scandalous betrayal of a close ally. Such a move, he argues, incentivizes Hamas, the Islamist militant group governing Gaza, to continue its violent campaign against Israel. “Hamas now has a clear motivation to carry on with its barbaric acts,” O'Neal states, believing that prolonged conflict will trigger international sympathy and recognition for Palestine, regardless of Hamas’s original goals to destroy Israel.