{"id":35884,"date":"2025-09-26T13:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T12:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=35884"},"modified":"2025-11-02T11:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:48:32","slug":"uk-recognising-a-palestinian-state-will-bring-judgment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/uk-recognising-a-palestinian-state-will-bring-judgment\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the UK recognising a \u2018Palestinian State\u2019 must bring judgment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33591\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-5-800x450-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-5-800x450-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, UK Prime Minister\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-5-800x450-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-5-800x450-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-5-800x450-1-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-5-800x450-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-5-800x450-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, UK Prime Minister<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Isa 62:6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, 7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On 21st of this month, <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvgp5z1vvj5o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>as the BBC reports<\/b><\/a>, Sir Keir Starmer made the announcement that His Majesty\u2019s Government will recognise a palestinian state: He claimed: \u2018That means a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state.\u2019 The Prime Minister went on: \u2018So today, to revive the hope of peace and a two state solution, I state clearly as Prime Minister of this great country that the United Kingdom formally recognises the state of Palestine.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In a video statement on X, the Prime Minister said: &#8220;In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Australia, Canada and Portugal also announced formal recognition, with France expected to follow. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns the decisions would reward &#8220;Hamas&#8217;s monstrous terrorism&#8221;. The US has also voiced strong opposition to the move. <u>This previous article will bless and encourage you (opens in a new tab)<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/recognition-jerusalem-marks-centenary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Recognition of Jerusalem marks Centenary (8\/12\/2017) \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hamas are \u2018brutal terrorists\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33533\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LondonDemo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LondonDemo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"London Pro-Hamas Demo\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LondonDemo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LondonDemo-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LondonDemo.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">London Pro-Hamas Demonstration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sir Keir said: \u2018Let\u2019s be frank. Hamas is a brutal terror organisation. A call for a genuine two-state solution is the exact opposite of their hateful vision.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But Hamas are nevertheless claiming the announcement as a victory, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a Palestinian state \u2018will not happen\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Mossab Hassan Yousef, who wrote &#8216;Son of Hamas&#8217; about his own father&#8217;s leadership role in Hamas and about his time as a Shin Bet spy, also denounces &#8216;palestinianism&#8217; <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window \u00a3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2025\/09\/21\/palestine-state-will-never-exist-says-son-of-hamas-founder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>in a Telegraph article<\/strong><\/a> and scorns the West&#8217;s futile efforts, saying no such country as &#8216;Palestine&#8217; will ever exist.<\/p>\n<p>Many of us will still see this action a deliberate affront to the state of Israel, taken to please what Sir Keir sees as his Muslim constituency, as evidenced by the pro-Hamas Islamo-left parades which have shamed London since the massacre of Jews mounted from Gaza on 7th October 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #800080; border-top: 9px solid #800080; border-bottom: 9px solid #800080; border-right: 18px solid #800080; border-left: 18px solid #800080; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stewardship.org.uk\/pages\/nccss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Join or Support Christian Voice\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Blessing and Cursing<\/h2>\n<p>Nevertheless, the scripture is clear. Those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse Israel will be cursed. This is as true today as when the prophet Balaam saw it around 3,400 years ago:<\/p>\n<p><b>Numb 24:8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It follows that if the United Kingdom recognises a Palestinian State without Israeli acceptance, our elite, cut adrift from any moral compass, are cursing Israel and putting our whole nation under their curse. Watch our video on why \u2018The Left\u2019 have no moral compass:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49IxwKLUc34?si=O0RNgktezI66akZI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><u>Sign our petition for our leaders to honour the King of kings<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #0000ff; border-top: 9px solid #0000FF; border-bottom: 9px solid #0000FF; border-right: 18px solid #0000FF; border-left: 18px solid #0000FF; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petitions.net\/return_to_the_uks_christian_constitution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Return to the UK&#8217;s Christian Constitution \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Practicalities<\/h2>\n<p>The practicalities are obvious. Where is this \u2018Palestine?\u2019 Who is its president?<\/p>\n<p>And how can two states live side by side (\u2018safe and secure\u2019) when one of them is pledged to destroy the other and drive its people into the sea? Sir Keir may well describe the \u2018vision\u2019 of Hamas as \u2018hateful\u2019, but can he not see it derives from their religion? The Muslim sacred texts, the Hadith, call for Muslims to kill Jews:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You (i.e. Muslims) will fight against the Jews and you will gain victory over them. The stones will (betray them) saying: \u201cO, Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him\u201d.\u2019 (Sahih al-Bukhari 2926 Book 56, Hadith 139)<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #1f7f4c; border-top: 9px solid #1F7F4C; border-bottom: 9px solid #1F7F4C; border-right: 18px solid #1F7F4C; border-left: 18px solid #1F7F4C; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/arrange-a-meeting-at-your-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask us to come and speak at your church \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Balfour Declaration<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35885\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Balfour-Arthur-James.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Balfour-Arthur-James-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur James Balfour\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Balfour-Arthur-James-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Balfour-Arthur-James-640x389.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Balfour-Arthur-James-600x365.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Balfour-Arthur-James.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur James Balfour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his book \u2018Son of Hamas\u2019 Mosab Hassan Yousef describes \u2018palestinianism\u2019 as a convenient tool for Muslims to attempt to destroy Israel. So what is the truth behind the \u2018palestinians\u2019 and what they describe as \u2018occupied territories\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/history\/why-did-britain-promise-palestine-to-arabs-and-zionists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Imperial War Museum records that<\/b><\/a> the Balfour Declaration was issued by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917. It supported the establishment of a \u201cJewish national home in Palestine\u201d while also aiming to protect the rights of the existing non-Jewish population. The statement was addressed to Lionel Walter Rothschild. It became part of the British Mandate for Palestine after the Ottoman Empire&#8217;s collapse. 1917 is spiritually a highly significant year, marked out in prophecy, in which General Allenby liberated Jerusalem, and whose centenary was marked by the United States moving their embassy, <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/recognition-jerusalem-marks-centenary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>as our linked story reports<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35886\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Col T E Lawrence (of Arabia) in his Arab robes\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full-525x420.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full-640x512.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full-681x545.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LawrenceRobes-Wikicommons_full.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Col T E Lawrence (of Arabia) in his Arab robes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, at that very same time Colonel T E Lawrence (of Arabia) was under orders to promise the same land to the Arabs in his successful campaign to persuade them to fight with the British. Welcome to the world of British diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>The British were awarded a Mandate to administer \u2018Palestine\u2019, but a 1939 White Paper reversed the position of HMG, to favour the Arabs. But now the Second World War was brewing and before, during and in its aftermath, Jews flooded into the Holy Land, despite British opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible is clear that God himself has given Israel the land:<br \/>\n<b>Deut 3:18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>1948 War and its aftermath<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35887\" style=\"width: 152px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/West-Bank-Judea-Samaria.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/West-Bank-Judea-Samaria-152x300.gif\" alt=\"'West Bank' (Judea &amp; Samaria)\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/West-Bank-Judea-Samaria-152x300.gif 152w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/West-Bank-Judea-Samaria-213x420.gif 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;West Bank&#8217; (Judea &amp; Samaria)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1948, the Zionist forces went to war and by the end of 1949, <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/history\/how-did-the-conflict-in-israel-palestine-begin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>says IWM<\/b><\/a>, \u2018Palestine had been wiped off the the map. Israel controlled 60% of the proposed Arab state, with the remainder controlled by Jordan and Egypt. 700,000 Palestinian Arabs either fled or were expelled from their homes, an event remembered as \u201cthe Nakba\u201d or \u201ccatastrophe\u201d. In the following years, 260,000 Jewish people emigrated from neighbouring Arab states, some by choice and others by force. Around 150,000 Palestinian Arabs remained in Israel.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But in April 1950, TransJordan invaded and seized Samaria and Judea on the West Bank of the Jordan river. The annexation was widely considered as illegal and void by most of the international community, including the Arab League. However, the United Kingdom, Iraq, and The United States recognised this extension of Jordanian sovereignty. Jordan flooded the area with those with a claim to having been expelled in 1948.<\/p>\n<h2>Six-Day War of 1967 and up to 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Israel recaptured the \u2018West Bank\u2019 during the Six-Day War of 1967, and in 1988 Jordan renounced its claim to the territory. Nevertheless, Israel was still described as an \u2018occupier\u2019 of the land, despite the scripture:<\/p>\n<p><b>Josh 1:13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35889\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is situated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ-631x420.jpg 631w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ-537x360.jpg 537w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ-681x453.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICJ.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Court of Justice (ICJ), situated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On 19th July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest legal body of the United Nations (UN), ruled that \u2018the Palestinian territories constitute one political unit\u2019. It decided &#8216;that Israel&#8217;s occupation since 1967, and the subsequent creation of Israeli settlements and exploitation of natural resources, are illegal under international law&#8217;. Naturally, the court also ruled that Israel should pay full reparations to the Palestinian people and accused Israel of \u2018Racial Discrimination.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s opinion was backed by the European Union but criticized by the United States. On 18th September 2024, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the end, within a year, to Israel\u2019s \u2018unlawful presence\u2019 in \u2018the West Bank and Gaza.\u2019 This was despite the massacre on 7th October 2023 when Hamas swarmed out of Gaza to murder 1,200 Jews and capture 250 hostages, some of whom are being held to this day.<\/p>\n<h2>African nations and US object to ICC<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35888\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"International Criminal Court (in The Hague, Netherlands)\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC-748x420.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC-640x359.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC-681x382.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ICC.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">International Criminal Court (also in The Hague, Netherlands)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is worth noting that this week, <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/23\/military-run-niger-mali-and-burkina-faso-announce-joint-icc-withdrawal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>as Al Jazeera reports<\/b><\/a>, \u2018Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, three nations in West Africa run by military governments after coups in recent years, have announced their exit from the International Criminal Court (ICC), referring to it as \u201cneocolonial repression\u201d and accusing the judicial body of selective justice.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The ICC is separate from both the UN and the ICJ, but similar charges of \u2018selective justice\u2019 can easily be made against both international courts. <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-11809908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>The BBC reports<\/b><\/a> that the United States has also expressed a lack of confidence in the ICC: \u2018US President Donald Trump has announced sanctions against the court, which he accuses of \u201cillegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It is worth pointing out that nowhere does the Bible endorse or even mention any &#8216;international&#8217; court, unless it is the righteous court of heaven. As one would expect, these international courts cannot stop attacking Israel. On the matter of judgement in general, the Bible says:<br \/>\n<b>Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God&#8217;s:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Lord Jesus reinforced the point:<br \/>\n<b>John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>On the ground in Gaza<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7887\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RichardKemp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RichardKemp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colonel Richard Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the ground in Gaza City, as Colonel Richard Kemp <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2025\/09\/22\/idf-gaza-city-battle-hamas-israel-starmer-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>reports in the Telegraph<\/b><\/a>, \u2018Hamas are being smashed\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In the past couple of days they have killed dozens of Hamas terrorists, seized and destroyed munitions dumps and located and attacked numerous tunnel shafts. From ground and air, military facilities including fighting positions, command centres and observation posts located in civilian buildings, including tower blocks, have been struck and destroyed.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Colonel Kemp concludes: \u2018So, at Hamas\u2019s moment of maximum stress, Starmer rides to their rescue with his formal recognition of a non-existent Palestinian state, a move that their leaders characterise as \u201cvictory\u201d. Hamas are obviously not interested in Starmer\u2019s two-state solution, any more than their fellow jihadists in the PLO and Palestinian Authority are: they want only the annihilation of the Jewish State. But Starmer\u2019s recognition is nevertheless important for them, an indication that even at this stage there is still hope for international pressure to stop the Israeli offensive. According to senior Hamas terrorist Ghazi Hamad, recognition of a Palestinian state \u201cis one of the fruits of October 7\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2>Read, Pray, write<\/h2>\n<p><b>READ<\/b>: Gen 12:3; Numb 24:5-9; Ezra 7:27; Psalm 122:6, 135:21; Isa 62; Jer 31:35-37; Lam 5:15; Joel 3:19; Zech 12:2,3; Luke 17:11, 24:27; 1Cor 1:22-24.<\/p>\n<p><b>PRAY<\/b>: For true peace in the Holy Land. Pray for the opposition to pledge to reverse this recognition. Pray for the Israel Defence Force as they fight to remove Hamas from Gaza. Pray for our leaders to see the spiritual dimension and to honour the King of kings.<\/p>\n<p><b>WRITE<\/b>: To your MP at House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA or email him\/her using the www.parliament.uk link below. Ask your MP to agree with you that recognising a state of \u2018Palestine\u2019 is nonsensical, counter-productive and does not recognise the reality of Muslim hatred for Jewish people and for the Jewish state. 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