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Hamas Rejects Arab League Appeal, Insists on Statehood With Jerusalem Capital

 

Hamas has firmly rejected a call from the Arab League to lay down its arms and surrender control of Gaza, reiterating that it will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established with Jerusalem as its capital. The declaration came after the 22-member Arab League issued a statement last week urging the militant group to relinquish its weapons, release all remaining hostages, and hand governance of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority, which currently administers the West Bank.

 

In a statement reaffirming its long-standing position, Hamas said: “Armed resistance … cannot be relinquished except through the full restoration of our national rights, foremost among them the establishment of an independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.” The group’s response appeared aimed at countering mounting regional and international pressure to end its armed control of the territory.

 

Qatar and Egypt, which have both served as mediators in ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel, have thrown their support behind a joint declaration from France and Saudi Arabia outlining a roadmap toward a two-state solution. That plan includes a provision for Hamas to disarm and transfer its weapons to the Western-backed Palestinian Authority as part of a broader peace framework.

 

In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer echoed the demand for Hamas to release all hostages and halt its military operations. He said the group must “accept that they will play no part in the government of Gaza” while also agreeing to disarm and commit to a ceasefire. However, Starmer did not set these steps as explicit preconditions for eventual recognition of a Palestinian state. London’s position remains that Hamas is a terrorist organization and has no role in any future two-state arrangement.

 

The Arab League’s rare public pressure on Hamas underscores growing frustration within the region over the group’s refusal to cede power in Gaza amid ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis. While some Arab states are increasingly aligned with Western calls for a restructured Palestinian leadership, Hamas continues to frame its stance as a matter of national liberation and self-determination, placing Jerusalem at the center of its demands.

 

The standoff highlights the deep divisions within the Palestinian political landscape, as well as the difficulty of advancing any peace initiative while Hamas remains entrenched in Gaza and committed to its armed struggle. With regional and global actors pressing for a two-state solution, Hamas’s rejection signals that the path forward is likely to remain fraught with political and military deadlock.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from AP | The Times  2025-08-03

 

 

[Tug]

To bad,not in the least surprised tho.

[riclag]

Hamas is a Terrorist Organization period

Gaza two state solution  has never ever been successful!

When governments(Hamas) lose at war,they suffer the consequences set by the parties

of the victors. 

 

https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations

[Chris.C]

People without a state, living under occupation, blockade, apartheid, or siege, will always resist in some form. 

International law, including numerous UN resolutions, supports the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The current one-state reality, marked by inequality, statelessness, and displacement, is unsustainable. A two-state solution based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine remains the most viable path to peace, even if it currently seems distant and the last thing that right-wing Jewish fundamentalists in the Israeli government want. .

[Chris.C]

4 hours ago, riclag said:

Hamas is a Terrorist Organization period

Gaza two state solution  has never ever been successful!

When governments(Hamas) lose at war,they suffer the consequences set by the parties

of the victors. 

 

https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations

It is in the USA, period. They are a tad biased, with Israeli/Americans like Miriam Adelson and co throwing so much money at the Republicans.

 

Amnesty International does not class Hamas as a ‘terrorist’ organisation, only 9 countries out of 195 do, but America/Israel think they’re above international laws.

 

 

Australia, Canada, Paraguay, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the European Union, have designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. In 2018 and 2023, a motion at the United Nations to condemn Hamas was rejected.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas