Part 4/7:
Foreign Policy: Recognition of Palestine and Responses to Hamas
The discussion shifted to international affairs, focusing on the contentious issue of recognizing Palestine amid ongoing conflict and global tensions. McCormack condemned the actions of Hamas and warned against prematurely rewarding the organization with statehood, emphasizing that the atrocities committed on October 7, 2023, should not be forgotten.
He expressed skepticism about the recent moves by countries like France, the UK, Canada, and especially the support they have shown for recognition of Palestine. He underscored that recognition should be contingent upon Hamas’s disarmament and the release of hostages, insisting that acknowledgment without these conditions equates to rewarding a terrorist organization.