UK recognises Palestinian statehood 108 years after Balfour Declaration

This thread is not about the October 7 terror attacks or the destruction of Gaza and genocide that followed. It's not about Hamas, IDF, or anything within that conflict.

This is thread is about the international recognition of a Palestinian state by UK, Canada, and Australia.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025...ise-palestinian-statehood-before-unga-meeting

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveb...n-is-red-line-as-jerusalem-weighs-next-steps/

Bibi has stated Israel's response to this is to annex the West Bank and multiple Arab neighbors have responded this is a red line. Trump and Rubio have green-lit annexation.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-formally-recognises-palestinian-state

Today’s historic decision, taken alongside some of our closest allies, to recognise a Palestinian State, reflects our unwavering commitment to a two-state solution and affirms the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.

Recognition is an important step to preserve the prospect of a two-state solution, at a time when it is now under unprecedented threat. Two states is the only way to safeguard long term peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

We are clear that Hamas can have no role in Palestine’s future - they are a barbaric terrorist organisation who oppose the very idea of two states. They must release the hostages and relinquish any hold on Gaza. But Hamas are not the Palestinian people.

Recognition is only one part of what must be a stronger and wider push for peace. We need to end the conflict in Gaza, secure the release of all hostages and get humanitarian aid to all those who desperately need it. That requires not just an immediate ceasefire, but a plan for a durable peace, which will be a key to my diplomatic drive at the UN this week.

Having recognised the State of Israel in 1950, the government believes it can no longer credibly continue to support the two-state solution without recognising both States.

The decision does not remove the demands the government has made of the Palestinian Authority to conduct extensive reform. President Abbas has committed to this reform, including organising new elections within a year of a ceasefire.

The UK will continue to provide technical and financial support to the PA as it delivers these reforms and builds the State of Palestine, including through the work of UK Envoy for Palestinian Authority Governance Sir Michael Barber, who is enhancing the PA’s delivery and governance capabilities.

The government has been clear that recognition is not enough to change the situation on the ground on its own.

That’s why the decision comes as part of coordinated international efforts to build consensus around a Framework for Peace, which addresses governance, security, humanitarian access, and ceasefire monitoring in Gaza, and the foundations of a two-state solution.

The UK will continue working closely with its allies to advance this plan, which recognition forms part of as the first, most urgent step towards lasting peace.

 

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Mexico has.

https://www.fridascocinatx.com/blog/history-of-al-pastor

I know what I am having for dinner tomorrow.