"Palestine already exists"

Conservative MP Robert Halfon was met with howls and heckles from backbenchers after comparing Hamas to the Islamic State and saying that a Palestinian state "already existed in Jordan."

"The only difference between Hamas and ISIS is one of degrees," said Halfon who went on to say that if a Palestinian state was recognised "there would be three Palestinian states, one that already exists in Jordan and two statelets, run by Hamas and by Fatah."