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Britain to recognize Palestinian state
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The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state if there’s no cease-fire. Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, announced yesterday that his country would recognize the state of
Starmer said Israel must end its starvation tactics and agree to a ceasefire in Gaza, or the UK would recognise a Palestinian state in September. But what does that mean in practice? Tara Cobham expla
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. would join France in officially recognizing a Palestinian state “unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza.
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
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