Gaza's children need Britain's support now

Gaza's children need Britain's support now

After months of moral contortions, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that his government would recognise a Palestinian state sometime within this parliament. Not today, not tomorrow, but soon, well, soon-ish. The announcement notably came with a heavy dose of “unless Israel” – grounding the position of the UK firmly in the realm of theory. But the timing of this rhetorical pivot is not coincidental. It follows a second, more immediate shift: …