UK, Canada & Australia Walk Into Hamas Recognition… Awkward!

In the 2025 political episode nobody asked for, the UK, Canada, and Australia officially recognized Palestinian statehood, pushing President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu into a diplomatic WWE smackdown. Accusations flew faster than bad Tinder dates: Nikki Haley claimed these Allies were 'caving to Hamas' while GOP's Brian Mast called the move 'virtue signaling' for 'Hamas butchers and rapists.' Lindsey Graham threw in a sizzling zinger calling Hamas 'modern religious Nazis,' because why not escalate? Canada’s PM Mark Carney and UK’s Keir Starmer insisted they’re just peace power-players, legit-ifying coexistence, not terrorism fanclub presidents. Meanwhile, France vowed to join the '140+ club' of recognizers and Macron dropped truth bombs that Hamas isn’t into making peace pals, just obliterating Israel. Add Nigel Farage and Pierre Poilievre throwing shade, plus over 65,000 Palestinian casualties as Israel storms Gaza City, and you’ve got yourself the political version of Game of Thrones—except the dragons breathe missile diplomacy instead of fire.

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Source: Axios | Published: 9/21/2025 | Author: Avery Lotz