A wave of voices on the right condemned the formal recognition of a Palestinian stateby the UK, Canada and Australia on Sunday.
The big picture: The decision by the three nations has put President Trump — and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — at odds with close U.S. allies, as several other countries, including France, are expected to recognize the State of Palestine during the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.
*During a press conference alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer last week, Trump referenced that divide over the UK's long-awaited move, saying, "I have a disagreement with the prime minister on that score."
Driving the news: Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley joined a group of voices on the right in condemning the decision, accusing the three countries of "caving to Hamas by pushing for recognition of a Palestinian state."
* She alleged the U.S. allies were "more concerned about pleasing Hamas than releasing the hostages and ending the war."
*House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) said, "Recognition of a 'State of Palestine' is empty virtue signaling that only rewards the Hamas butchers and rapists."
*And Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) accused the "so-called civilized world" of "rewarding modern day religious Nazis" with an arbitrary designation. (Read More)
