The Middle East doomsday scenario

The Middle East doomsday scenario

The Israelis may bluster, but Keir Starmer’s promise to recognise a Palestinian state is exactly what he promised it should not be — “performative”. Set aside, for a moment, the hedging — the proviso that Britain would only welcome the Palestinians into the community of nations if Israel didn’t take “substantive steps” to end the nightmare in Gaza and commit to a two-state solution. The fact remains that some three quarters of UN member nations …