Starmer Finally Announces Plan To Formally Recognise Palestinian State In September Unless Israel Acts

Keir Starmer has finally announced plans to formally recognise a Palestinian state in SeptemberKeir Starmer has finally outlined a plan for the UK to formally recognise a Palestinian state this autumn.A government readout from the prime minister’s meeting with his cabinet said Starmer plans to “recognise the state of Palestine in September” before the UN’s General Assembly.However, the Downing Street release clarified this would not happen if “the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, reaches a ceasefire, makes clear there will be no annexation in the West Bank, and commits to a long-term peace process that delivers a Two State Solution.”The prime minister said neither party will get a veto over whether he decides to recognise Palestine as a state in September.He also “reiterated that there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas and that our demands on Hamas remain, that they must release all the hostages, sign up to a ceasefire, accept that they will play no role in the government of Gaza, and disarm.”It means the UK will become the 148th country to either formally recognise Palestine – or announce its intentions to do so – unless Israel takes action on Gaza.The decision was announced after the prime minister called his cabinet ministers back to Westminster in the middle of their summer recess to discuss the growing concerns about starvation in Gaza.The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory already pushed Starmer’s ally, French president Emmanuel Macron, to announce his own plan to recognise the Palestinian state this autumn.More than 250 MPs – including some in Labour – have also signed a letter calling on Starmer to follow Macron’s lead.According to some reports, up to seven cabinet ministers are doing the same.But the prime minister has, until now, resisted. Ministers have told the press it is a matter of “when, not if” the UK recognises Palestine as a state, but they have refused to offer a clear timeline.However, Starmer did get Donald Trump’s stamp of approval on Monday to recognise Palestine on Monday.The US president said: “I’m not going to take a position, I don’t mind him [Starmer] taking a position. I’m looking for getting people fed right now.”In the readout, the prime minister told his colleagues now was the time to recognise Palestine.He said: “The increasingly intolerable situation in Gaza and the diminishing prospect of a peace process towards a two state solution, now was the right time to move this position forward.”Campaigners and charities around the world have repeatedly raised the alarm in recent weeks that mass starvation is taking place in Gaza right now.There are hopes that by recognising Palestine, there will be more pressure on Israel to end its military offensive and let more aid into the territory.However, it remains to be seen just how much of an impact this will have on Israel.The country still has the support of its most powerful ally, the States, although Trump has raised concerns about mass starvation.Israel has been attacking Gaza since October 7, 2023.According to the local, Hamas-run health ministry, more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 22 months since the war began.While tensions between Palestinians and Israelis were already high, they escalated after Hamas militants killed 1,200 people on Israeli soil and took a further 250 hostage.Some of those captives have been released but 50 remain in Hamas’s hands.Related...All Eyes On Starmer After Macron Confirms France Will Recognise Palestine State'Shames Us All': Keir Starmer Is Now Facing Pressure Across Political Spectrum To Act On GazaHow Starmer Told His Cabinet To Stop Beating Themselves Up – Then Cracked The Whip On Rebel MPs

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