: Minister for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer, asserts that the government’s recognition of Palestine as an independent state is a “defeat” for Hamas. He says, “we’ve had commitments from all 22 countries who are part of the Arab League for the first time ever that Hamas must be disarmed”. <br /> Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
