UK Rewards Terror: Palestine Embassy Opens in London Despite PA's Terror Paychecks

In a move that reeks of ignorance and moral bankruptcy, the United Kingdom has officially upgraded the Palestinian diplomatic mission in London to full embassy status, following its formal recognition of the so-called State of Palestine, a decision that slaps Israel in the face and emboldens terrorists who seek nothing less than the Jewish state's complete annihilation. Ambassador Husam Zomlot unveiled the new "Embassy of the State of Palestine" plaque during a low-key ceremony attended by UK Foreign Office officials and British diplomats, framing it as a step to preserve a two-state illusion while ignoring the Palestinian Authority's (PA) active support for terrorism through its infamous pay-for-slay scheme that hands out salaries to families of Hamas terrorists who murder Israelis.

This disgraceful shift in British policy, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, pretends to advance peace but in reality rewards the very evil Israel battles daily: Hamas terrorists who raped, burned, and slaughtered 1,200 innocents on October 7, 2023 and continues to support terror against Jews worldwide. The UK stressed Hamas must release the remains of the last hostage and have no Gaza role, but engaging the PA, which glorifies those same terrorists with monthly stipends totaling millions, sends the opposite message. It's despicable: Palestine isn't a country and never was, this "state" erases Israel's historical and religious right to the land since biblical times, when Jews built their kingdom there millennia before any Palestinian identity emerged.

Israeli officials slam it as diplomatic blackmail that hardens terrorist positions, pulling further from negotiations while core issues like dismantling terror networks and recognizing Israel's existence remain ignored. The embassy perks, protocol, privileges, momentum, change nothing on the ground, where Israel secures borders against Hamas rockets and tunnels. This follows a global trend of symbolic recognitions upgrading missions, ramping up pressure campaigns that aid terrorists, not peace.

Viral lies claim it "opens doors for Hamas in London," but Britain engages the PA explicitly, keeping Hamas proscribed. Still, the PA's incitement and payments to killers make it a terror enabler, and Starmer's nod aligns him with those who reject two states for one Judenrein from river to sea. For Israel, defending against Iranian proxies after 700 soldiers fallen, this betrayal stings, a reminder allies sometimes side with annihilation over justice.