Trump Warns World Leaders Against Recognising Palestinian State,Criticises UN, EU

Trump Warns World Leaders Against Recognising Palestinian State, Criticises UN, EU

 

 

 

President Donald Trump has warned world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) against recognising a Palestinian state, saying it would amount to rewarding Hamas amid its ongoing violent campaign.

 

Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said such recognition would send the wrong signal while Hamas continues to hold hostages and fuel the conflict in Gaza.

 

“Recognising a Palestinian state now would be too great a reward for Hamas’s atrocities,” he said, drawing applause from delegates.

 

Trump called for immediate action to halt the fighting in Gaza and stressed that peace efforts must prioritise the safe release of captives. “Those who want peace should unite behind one message: release the hostages now. We want all the hostages back, not one, not two, but all of them,” he added.

 

He also criticised recent moves by countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia to recognise Palestinian statehood, calling such actions counterproductive.

 

Trump further condemned Europe’s migration policies, calling open-border migration a “failed experiment” and accusing the UN of financing what he described as “invasions” of Western nations. “The UN is supposed to stop invasions, not create them and not finance them,” he said.

 

He singled out Europe for “serious trouble,” citing prison statistics in Germany, Austria, Greece, and Switzerland to underscore the challenges of illegal immigration.

 

On climate issues, Trump labelled global warming “the greatest con job ever perpetrated in the world,” urging countries to abandon climate change programmes. His comments reportedly caused discomfort among delegates, with some shifting uneasily in their seats.

 

The former US president also criticised the UN for failing to deliver tangible solutions in global crises. He warned Iran against pursuing nuclear weapons, condemned Venezuela for enabling drug gangs, and called for tougher sanctions on Russia amid the Ukraine conflict.

 

Trump praised his administration’s achievements since returning to the White House, including ending “seven wars,” curbing crime in Washington, D.C., and reshaping global trade. “Peace cannot be built on terror, and it will not come from empty declarations; it must come from strength, from justice, and from the truth,” he said.