Bible prophecy scholars Mondo Gonzales and Graham Keelan say the United Kingdom’s recent openness to recognizing a Palestinian state reflects both political pressure and a spiritual blindness that ignores biblical warnings about dividing Israel’s land. “It’s a complete fudge,” he said, criticizing the UK’s conditional offer of recognition as a political tool to pressure Israel without holding Hamas to the same standards. The two warned that recognizing Palestinian statehood under current conditions ignores the realities on the ground, including Hamas’ refusal to accept Israel’s right to exist and the Palestinian Authority’s lack of democratic governance. Gonzales noted that past land concessions, such as Israel’s 2005 Gaza withdrawal, were met not with peace but with increased attacks. Both men framed the debate in prophetic terms, citing Joel 3’s warning against dividing Israel’s land and Zechariah 12’s prophecy that Jerusalem will become a “burdensome stone” to the nations.