US EditionNI Parties React as PM Announces Recognition of Palestinian State
Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to recognize Palestine and impose sanctions on Hamas, linking progress to Israel's cease-fire and a two-state peace agreement, officials said.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that the UK will formally recognize the State of Palestine and impose sanctions on Hamas.
- He took this step after Israel failed to meet conditions he set, while hostages remain held by Hamas in barbaric conditions.
- The announcement aims to keep alive hope for peace and a two-state solution amid growing horror, but triggered criticism from UK politicians.
- Sorcha Eastwood called the move historic and long-overdue, while critics labeled it a reward for terrorism and a folly risking appeasement.
- The recognition and sanctions could reshape UK policy, but debates continue over whether symbolism alone can end violence or deliver justice.
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In an early indication of the changes brought about by the recognition, some State Department websites changed the reference from “Occupied Palestinian Territories” to “Palestine”...
Britain, France and others do not make a Palestinian state more real if they declare it in order to punish Israel.
Israel settled this Sunday, following the historic recognition of the State of Palestine by the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, that "this will not happen.""There will be no Palestinian state," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, while members of his government demanded the full sovereignty of the already occupied West Bank.The demand came shortly after the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, three countries traditionally allied with…
UK recognises Palestine as a State
The United Kingdom has officially recognised Palestine as a state. Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, announced this in a post on X, on Sunday. “Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine,” the prime minister said on X. In July, the prime minister had asked Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to end its starvation tactics and allow the s…
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