Western nations are tripping over themselves to recognize a Palestinian state, with Britain, Canada, Australia, and Portugal all coming out on Sunday to make the announcement ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan that infuriated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called it an “absurd prize for terrorism.” France joined them on Monday. That’s why you have to chuckle at what Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is reportedly demanding. Like a toddler who gets a cookie after a tantrum, why would he stop there?
Now legal experts have warned that it could also be a costly decision – because the new country would ask for eye-watering damages in compensation for land 'taken from the Palestinian people' when Britain relinquished control of the region after the Second World War.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who has a long history of threatening to sue Britain, is demanding 'reparations in accordance with international law' based on the value of the land which was under British rule between 1917 and 1948.
Some international law experts have described £2 trillion, roughly the size of Britain's total economy, as a 'good place to start'. (Daily Mail)
“Everything will never be enough.” https://t.co/sVzOj20V2e
— Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) September 22, 2025
Well, UK recognizing "Palestinian State" is working out just great. Will France, Canada & Australia chip in too? They got what they wanted-did they want what they got?
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) September 22, 2025
Abbas Demands $2 Trillion in Reparations From UK https://t.co/S2lHElyrZ0
Play stupid games
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) September 22, 2025
Win stupid prizes https://t.co/fjDgvIAbzy
BREAKING: Mahmoud Abbas Demands Reparations From UK After Its Recognition of Palestinian State
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 22, 2025
Per @DailyMail, some “experts” have said a 2-trillion-pound payment (more than half the UK’s GDP) would be “a good place to start”
Couldn’t make this up if we tried.…
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio has noted, what these nations are coming out to announce has "no impact in bringing anyone closer to a Palestinian state. The only impact they actually have is making Hamas feel more emboldened." And that's exactly what you're seeing now.
BREAKING: Secretary Rubio slams Macron.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 15, 2025
“The things different countries are doing at the UN have no impact in bringing anyone closer to a Palestinian state. The only impact they actually have is making Hamas feel more emboldened. It's actually served as an impediment to peace.” pic.twitter.com/QhH12qe7zO
