Hamas responds to US ambassador to “Israel” controversial statement

Hamas issued a statement following the United States Ambassador to “Israel” Mike Huckabee’s remarks – where he suggested carving out a piece of the French Riviera to create a Palestinian state.

Huckabee’s comments came in an attack against France after President Emmanuel Macron discussed a potential recognition of a Palestinian state. Huckabee described the move as “revolting.”

Hamas condemned his statements, saying it is a “blatant insult to the legitimate national rights of our people” and “a flagrant violation of international law and United Nations resolutions.”

“The remarks reflect the United States’ full alignment with the Zionist occupation and its expansion colonial agenda,” the statement read.

Huckabee called France’s move “incredibly inappropriate in the midst of a war that Israel is dealing with to go out and present something that I think increasingly Israelis are steadfast against.”

“October 7 changed a lot of things,” Huckabee told Fox News.

“If France is really so determined to see a Palestinian state, I have a suggestion for them — carve out a piece of the French Riviera and create a Palestinian state. They are welcome to do that, but they are not welcome to impose that kind of pressure on a sovereign nation.”

“And I find it revolting that they think they have the right to do such a thing,” Huckabee said, declaring that the United States will not participate in the June conference.

In June, Saudi Arabia and France are to co-chair an international conference at UN headquarters meant to resurrect the two-state solution to the “Israeli”-Palestinian conflict.