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

 

 

To bad,not in the least surprised tho.

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

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. .

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

Arab league and the PA are in Israel/USA pockets. The only chance they have of a statehood is to fight for it as they have been. Maybe pressure from USA and Europe arising from citizens will force them to accept it. Israel is slowly losing legitimacy so maybe in due course this government is booted out paving the way for a peaceful one state like most countries. 

22 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

You need to read more buddy. Is this the same state gov that removed the bounty on the head of the worst terror organization (ISIS)  leader and got praised by DJT?

1 hour ago, AustinRacing said:

You need to read more buddy. Is this the same state gov that removed the bounty on the head of the worst terror organization (ISIS)  leader and got praised by DJT?

What team acts like Nazi’s! Hamas

https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/world-news/thousands-of-israelis-call-for-end-to-war-after-hamas-video-shows-emaciated-captives/

33 minutes ago, riclag said:

What team acts like Nazi’s! Hamas

https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/world-news/thousands-of-israelis-call-for-end-to-war-after-hamas-video-shows-emaciated-captives/

There are two sides to every story! Isn't this guy an IDF soldier?

 

Same old, one Israeli is worth a thousand Palestinians. 

 

Hundreds of Palestinians released by Israeli show signs of emaciation and abuse suffered while in detention.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/27/palestinian-released-by-israel-show-signs-of-torture-starvation

 

 

A nation behind bars: Why has Israel imprisoned 10,000 Palestinians?

For every Palestinian Israel freed in the ceasefire deal, it apprehended 15 more. The number of political prisoners in its jails has doubled since the war began.

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/17/a-nation-behind-bars-why-has-israel-imprisoned-10000-palestinians

40 minutes ago, riclag said:

What team acts like Nazi’s! Hamas

https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/world-news/thousands-of-israelis-call-for-end-to-war-after-hamas-video-shows-emaciated-captives/

He’s alive and hopefully will return soon. Unlike Gazans who are being used as sniper practice and shot while begging for food. You mentioned Natzis. Let’s see who behaves more like them. Concentrate people into a camp, kill them at will, starve them, attack neighboring countries and confiscate land, force people to leave their land, and so on. Surely you’re not that naive🤨🤨🤨

Hamas sympathizers 

You who sympathize with terror organizations ,to you 

Jews/Israel are all IDF soldiers, even the babies !

 

 

 

44 minutes ago, AustinRacing said:

He’s alive and hopefully will return soon. Unlike Gazans who are being used as sniper practice and shot while begging for food. You mentioned Natzis. Let’s see who behaves more like them. Concentrate people into a camp, kill them at will, starve them, attack neighboring countries and confiscate land, force people to leave their land, and so on. Surely you’re not that naive🤨🤨🤨

Amazingly, there are a few here that still believe the Israeli/US Propaganda. It was hard when Biden even lied about seeing babies being beheaded. 
Now, and as netanyahus final solution comes to play, they are getting fewer.

Once all Palestinians have been forced to leave or killed, some Jewry will still defend their terrorist  government, it’s maybe some kinda rule in the Torah.

Hamas have proclaimed many times they will never be satisfied until Palestinian is free from the river to the sea which means no Jewish people left in Palestinian.

This will obviously never happen but in the mean time they are oblivious to the suffering of their own people. How can you make peace with these people and how is Israel expected to believe they will not get a re-run of October the 7th.

The problem that all Palestinians face is that they are neither liked nor trusted by the Arab states who only give them token support at the UN and in other international forums.

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On 8/3/2025 at 4:30 AM, Chris.C said:

They are a tad biased, with Israeli/Americans like Miriam Adelson and co throwing so much money at the Republicans

 

I think you meant both parties. Easy mistake to make.

On 8/3/2025 at 3:30 PM, Chris.C said:

but America/Israel think they’re above international laws.

as all war mongers do

1 hour ago, Hatari fan said:

which means no Jewish people left in Palestinian.

NO, it doesn't mean like that. Jews can live in Palestine as they do now.

So stop spouting wrong things

2 hours ago, Hatari fan said:

Hamas have proclaimed many times they will never be satisfied until Palestinian is free from the river to the sea which means no Jewish people left in Palestinian.

This will obviously never happen but in the mean time they are oblivious to the suffering of their own people. How can you make peace with these people and how is Israel expected to believe they will not get a re-run of October the 7th.

The "river to the sea" movement that is happening right now is Greater Israel. Hamas has already agreed to accept a two state solution, which is now the position of many countries that have finally realized that the status quo is unsustainable. The problem is to get to a point in the road to a two state solution where the concept of a sovereign Palerstinian state is clear and the process cannot be derailed by Amerika or its wagging tail. That would obviate the need or excuse for armed resistance to an occupation.

On 8/2/2025 at 8:22 PM, Social Media said:

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.”

So, Hamas is now claiming to be Palestinian. So why don't the people of Gaza agree? Jerusalem will NEVER be anything but an Israeli capitol. Pretty sure you can't have 2 states with 1 capitol.

The Arab League of Nations needs to back-up it's request with military might and a presence in Gaza. 

On 8/3/2025 at 8:22 AM, Social Media said:

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.”

They seem to avoid mentioning that this would be the agreement for a 2-state solution.

22 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said:

So, Hamas is now claiming to be Palestinian. So why don't the people of Gaza agree? Jerusalem will NEVER be anything but an Israeli capitol. Pretty sure you can't have 2 states with 1 capitol.

The Arab League of Nations needs to back-up it's request with military might and a presence in Gaza. 

Most countries and organizations support that West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem should be allocated as capital cities to the Israelis and Palestinians respectively, This position has been endorsed by the UN, EU, Russia among others. Trump had stirred condemnation by officially recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Tension in the middle-east has since risen because of Trump's poor judgement. 

 

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Most countries and organizations support that West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem should be allocated as capital cities to the Israelis and Palestinians respectively, This position has been endorsed by the UN, EU, Russia among others. Trump had stirred condemnation by officially recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Tension in the middle-east has since risen because of Trump's poor judgement. 

 

Israel has claimed Jerusalem as it's capitol for decades. Past US Presidents have acknowledged it as fact but never had the balls to follow through. Read the bible. The philistines, the palatines , etc. have tried to conquer Jerusalem and claim it for centuries. It belongs to God's chosen people who happen to be Jewish. 

On 8/4/2025 at 9:39 AM, newbee2022 said:

NO, it doesn't mean like that. Jews can live in Palestine as they do now.

So stop spouting wrong things

 

   Then if the Jews become the majority there  then they can merge with Israel , like the Irish are doing in Northern Ireland .

   Ireland unity and Israel unity 

On 8/4/2025 at 1:38 AM, Chris.C said:

Amazingly, there are a few here that still believe the Israeli/US Propaganda. It was hard when Biden even lied about seeing babies being beheaded. 
Now, and as netanyahus final solution comes to play, they are getting fewer.

Once all Palestinians have been forced to leave or killed, some Jewry will still defend their terrorist  government, it’s maybe some kinda rule in the Torah.

Amazingly, there are a few here that still believe the HAMAS propaganda. 

22 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Then if the Jews become the majority there  then they can merge with Israel , like the Irish are doing in Northern Ireland .

   Ireland unity and Israel unity 

YES 👍

22 minutes ago, TedG said:

Amazingly, there are a few here that still believe the HAMAS propaganda. 

 

   Probably the same guys who walk into a bar and get pleasantly surprised when a girl tells them that she just started working there that very night as a cashier and she doesn't do the things that the other girls do and that she has had just one boyfriend whom she hasn't seen for five years

8 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Probably the same guys who walk into a bar and get pleasantly surprised when a girl tells them that she just started working there that very night as a cashier and she doesn't do the things that the other girls do and that she has had just one boyfriend whom she hasn't seen for five years

And has no kids. 

On 8/3/2025 at 3:30 PM, Chris.C said:

Amnesty International does not class Hamas as a ‘terrorist’ organisation, only 9 countries out of 195 do

 

Nice Math Chris ---counting the EU as one country instead of 27 different countries keeps the numbers down for you.

 so the countries that rightly see Hamas as a terrorist organisation are ....... 

 

Australia, Canada, Paraguay, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, 

United Kingdom, the United States,Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,

Republic of Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,

Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,

Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

 

The ones that do not see this are  the usual --Arab countries--Iran-china, Russia etc etc  but not the rest of the 192 as Chris most of those chose not to vote on the issue.

 

On 8/4/2025 at 2:42 AM, Hatari fan said:

Hamas have proclaimed many times they will never be satisfied until Palestinian is free from the river to the sea which means no Jewish people left in Palestinian.

This will obviously never happen but in the mean time they are oblivious to the suffering of their own people. How can you make peace with these people and how is Israel expected to believe they will not get a re-run of October the 7th.

you cant have peace when both sides really dont want peace.