Why Carney and Albanese’s Recognition of Palestine Will Backfire

This latest stunt from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is the kind of boneheaded diplomacy that makes you wonder if these guys ever cracked open a history book.

Here they are, strutting into the UN General Assembly spotlight, announcing their countries' recognition of an "independent Palestinian state" like it's some grand gesture for peace. Carney even has the gall to accuse the current Israeli government of "working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established." Please spare us all this sheer idiocy. This is virtue-signaling on steroids, ignoring decades of bloody failures and basically handing a win to the very extremists who thrive on chaos.

Remember 2005 when Israel pulled off a gut-wrenching unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, yanking out every last soldier, dismantling 21 settlements, and uprooting 8,000 civilians from their homes? It was supposed to be a bold step toward peace, giving Palestinians full control over the strip to build their own future.

What did the world get in return? The Palestinians held elections in 2006, and Hamas, a terrorist group hell-bent on Israel's destruction, swept to power. By 2007, they'd violently seized total control of Gaza, turning it into a launchpad for thousands of rockets aimed at Israeli civilians. We're talking endless cycles of war, blockades to stop arms smuggling, and Gaza becoming a "captured state" under Hamas's iron fist, where aid gets siphoned for tunnels and weapons instead of schools and hospitals.

And now Carney and Albanese think recognizing a Palestinian state, without any real preconditions or guarantees, will magically fix this? Carney blabbers about offering "partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel." Albanese chimes in with Australia's "longstanding commitment" to a two-state solution, like this move honors the "legitimate aspirations" of Palestinians. Aspirations? Sure, if you mean the aspirations of groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who openly reject Israel's existence and use every concession as a stepping stone for more attacks.

Israel's 2005 disengagement wasn't a roadblock to peace, it was a test, and the Palestinians flunked it spectacularly, leading to what some call the "seeds of genocide" in endless conflict. Twenty years later, Israel is still mired in Gaza, fighting the fallout from that "generous" withdrawal.

These leaders are acting like Israel's the big bad wolf here, but let's get real: Israel has offered Palestinian statehood multiple times, at Camp David in 2000, Olmert's plan in 2008 and got rejected every time because the offers included recognizing Israel's right to exist. Instead, concessions like Gaza 2005 just empowered radicals, turning the strip into a terrorist enclave that diminished security for everyone. Carney's finger-pointing at Israel for "preventing" a state is straight-up gaslighting, it's the Palestinian leadership's corruption, infighting, and terror ties that have torpedoed progress. Recognizing a state now, while Gaza's still a Hamas stronghold and the Judea and Samaria under a weak Palestinian Authority, isn't bold; it's reckless. It rewards bad behavior, weakens Israel's position, and tells terrorists worldwide that violence pays off.

Even Republicans in the U.S. are calling this out, warning Australia of "punitive measures" for this stunt. And they're right, this move aligns Canada and Australia with a growing list of countries jumping on the recognition bandwagon, like France and the UK, but it ignores the deadly repercussions we've seen before. If Carney and Albanese really want peace, they should pressure Palestinians to ditch the rockets, unify under a government that renounces terror, and negotiate in good faith. Instead, they're peddling fantasies that history has already debunked. This isn't smart diplomacy; it's stupid policy that endangers lives and prolongs suffering.

Wake up, world, before another 2005-style disaster blows up in our faces.