• The UK is set to recognize a Palestinian state later today after Israel failed to meet conditions set out by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, including agreeing to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
• The announcement will come despite pressure from US politicians and the families of hostages held by Hamas. Israel says recognizing a Palestinian state is tantamount to rewarding terror.
• Canada and France also plan to recognize a Palestinian state at next week’s UN General Assembly as international pressure builds on Israel over the ongoing war and starvation crisis in Gaza.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has faced mounting pressure from within his own party to officially recognize Palestine as a state, with Labour MPs and voters having long voiced their horror at Israel’s war.
The Labour leader has been walking a political tightrope around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his party, which was mired in allegations of antisemitism under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. In 2020, the UK’s human rights watchdog found Labour to be responsible for “unlawful” acts of harassment and discrimination during Corbyn’s leadership.
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