A former head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, said on Tuesday that Britain’s recent recognition of a Palestinian state could undercut Hamas and create diplomatic momentum to end the war in Gaza, calling the move a “nightmare” for the terrorists and a signal to regional spoilers, The Times reported.
Ami Ayalon, who led Shin Bet from 1995 to 2000, told The Times that recognition by Britain and other countries is not “a great gift to Hamas” but “a nightmare [for] Hamas. It is a collapse of their ideology. They will disappear as a major political player.” He argued the step isolates both extremist Palestinian factions and Israel’s messianic right, while opening space for negotiations to recover hostages and seek a two-state outcome.
The diplomatic shift comes as France and a growing number of U.N. member states prepare their own recognitions at the U.N. General Assembly, and as leaders across the region publicly reassert the value of a two-state framework.
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