Middle East Hamas Hails Albo's Palestine Stance, Claims Oct 7 Justification

[CharlieH]

 

 

Hamas has praised Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's decision to recognise Palestine as a state, suggesting it vindicates their actions during the October 7 attacks. This move puts Australia in line with nations like the UK and Canada in supporting Palestinian statehood at the UN.

 

Albanese revealed that this recognition, intended to counter Hamas's influence, received assurances from the Palestinian Authority that Hamas would have no role in a future Palestinian state. Despite this, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a co-founder of Hamas, publicly welcomed Australia’s recognition and urged other Western countries to follow suit.

 

Yousef argued that Australia’s move advances justice for Palestinians and bolsters their legitimate rights. He claimed the October 7 attacks, which he refers to as acts of resistance, helped draw global focus to the Palestinian cause, leading to increased international support and recognition of their statehood.

Albanese maintains the decision is opposed by Hamas, who reject the two-state solution. He emphasised that recognition is conditional, requiring a demilitarised state and free elections excluding Hamas.

 

However, Yousef asserts that excluding Hamas from elections would not yield legitimate results, stating that all Palestinian factions should participate. He stressed that free and fair elections are necessary to establish true legitimacy for the Palestinian Authority.

 

A spokesperson for the Australian government reiterated that their actions support a two-state solution and aim to isolate Hamas. The spokesperson also highlighted the need for media responsibility to avoid propagating terrorist narratives.

 

The decision has ignited criticism from Israel and Jewish groups in Australia, who argue it inadvertently legitimises terrorism. Israel’s Ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, condemned the move, arguing that it undermines Israel’s security and rewards aggression.

 

Maimon further warned that recognising a Palestinian state with Hamas involvement sends a dangerous message that violence achieves political gains. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry mirrored this sentiment, cautioning that such recognition could encourage extremist actions.

The crisis surrounding this issue is rooted in the October 7 massacre, where Hamas militants attacked a music festival in Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking hostages. The violence marked the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Since then, Israel's military response has reportedly resulted in over 61,000 deaths in Gaza, according to local health authorities.

 

Australia officially designated Hamas a terrorist organisation in 2022, complicating the dynamics of their recognition of Palestine. As international attention focuses on these developments, the debate over Palestinian state recognition reflects broader conflicts and challenges in the region.

 

The Australian government's stance may influence other countries' policies and shapes the ongoing discourse on achieving peace and stability. The complexity of these international relations highlights the delicate balance between supporting national sovereignty and addressing security concerns.

 

 

 

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Express 2025-08-13

 

 

[JonnyF]

8 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Hamas has praised Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's decision to recognise Palestine as a state, suggesting it vindicates their actions during the October 7 attacks.

 

More evidence that brutal terrorism has indeed worked.

 

Ergo, it will be used again in the future as and when required.

 

Well done Anthony. Well done Keir. Well done Mark. Bravo. 

[Purdey]

While killing civilians is abhorrent, history has shown that what were insurgencies, or terrorists, suddenly became freedom fighters after winning against colonizers. The National Liberation Front (FLN) won Algeria's freedom from France in 1962 by what is now called terrorism.

The Kenyan Mau Mau achieved independence from the UK in 1963 after being called terrorists. 

The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) claimed freedom from Portugal in 1974 after years of terrorism.

In 1975, terrorist groups MPLA, FNLA and UNITA also won independence from Portugal in Angola.

The FRELIMO terrorist organization in Mozambique achieved freedom from Portugal in 1975.

So-called terrorists SWAPO (People’s Liberation Army of Namibia) achieved freedom from South Africa in 1990. 

Zimbabwe was freed by the terrorist organizations ZANU and ZAPU in 1980. 

Cameroon won independence from France through the terrorist organization Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC).

The problem with the term terrorism, a modern term, is that if the terrorists win, we look at them in a different light. 

And in case people don't know, Israel’s fight for independence from Britain between 1944 and 1948 involved armed campaigns by Jewish underground groups that would today be classified—by some definitions—as terrorist organizations, particularly due to their use of violence against civilians and political targets.