Netanyahu slams Macron, Starmer and Carney over Hamas: ‘You’re on the wrong side of justice’ | World News

Israeli Prime Miner Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a scathing attack on UK Prime Miner Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Canadian Prime Miner Mark Carney, accusing them of siding with Hamas and stirring terrorism through their recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
In a strongly worded video posted online, Netanyahu accused the leaders of Britain, France, and Canada of “effectively saying they want Hamas to remain in power” calling for a halt to Israel’s offensive and condemning its restrictions on humanitarian aid.
What did Netanyahu say?
“I say to President Macron, Prime Miner Carney, and Prime Miner Starmer: when mass murderers, raps, ba killers and kidnappers thank you, you’re on the wrong side of justice,” Netanyahu said, referring to Hamas. “You’re on the wrong side of humanity, and you’re on the wrong side of hory.”
Story continues below this ad

He claimed Hamas had welcomed the joint criticism from the Western leaders, arguing it only served to “embolden” the group. “The leaders of some of our closest allies want Israel to stand down and accept that Hamas’s army of mass murderers will survive,” he said.

Last night in Washington something horrific happened.
A brutal terror shot in cold blood a young beautiful couple – Yaron Lischinsky and Sara Milgrim. Yaron had just bought an engagement ring for Sarah. He was planning to give it to her in Jerusalem next week. They were… pic.twitter.com/FFdMwlacJ9
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) May 22, 2025
Earlier this week, the UK, France, and Canada jointly condemned what they described as Israel’s “disproportionate” response in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation there “intolerable”. They warned of possible concrete actions if Israel did not change its course.
Keir Starmer, in a post following the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington on Wednesday, labelled the incident antisemitic and called it an “evil we must stamp out.” However, he also expressed concern over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, calling the situation “intolerable” and describing the level of humanitarian aid allowed in as “utterly inadequate”.

Mounting casualties
Israel began its military campaign in Gaza following Hamas’s cross-border assault on 7 October 2023, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. Since then, over 53,000 people—including 16,500 children—have reportedly died in Gaza, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health minry.
Tensions between Israel and its Western allies have grown significantly, with the UK recently suspending free trade talks over inflammatory remarks Israeli miners and imposing sanctions on some Israeli settlers.
(With inputs from BBC, The Guardian)
© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd

Expand