UK set to recognise Palestinian state once Trump state visit is over

UK set to recognise Palestinian state once Trump state visit is over



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  1. The UK is preparing to formally recognise a [Palestinian](https://inews.co.uk/topic/palestine?srsltid=AfmBOoqp8zTbqXPB9lzHzDe-_BYZrureIs6ux07HCMx_gjx7-Xh_c3yI&ico=in-line_link) state as soon as this weekend once [Donald Trump](https://inews.co.uk/topic/donald-trump?srsltid=AfmBOop9IehJHu4qTGB-eATikfr7K3TwBRlpEAaR01iF2TCMRQD7SGM1&ico=in-line_link) returns to the US after his state visit concludes, *The i Paper* understands.

    According to Government sources, recognition could be announced within days, once the US President has left the country. 

    The move is expected ahead of high-level foreign ministers’ meetings at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, which begin on Monday.

    Officials are also understood to be anticipating that [Trump will be asked about Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to advance Palestinian statehood](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-press-trump-israel-gaza-genocide-3922120?ico=in-line_link) during Thursday’s press conference at Chequers – which they also expect to overrun due to the President’s freewheeling style.

    The decision to hold off announcing the move until after the President departs is another sign of the diplomatic pressures No 10 has juggled during the visit.

    Formally announcing the decision during the trip could have risked deepening tensions with Washington, after Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered strong backing for Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza. 

    Rubio, standing alongside Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem earlier this week, said the US preferred a negotiated end to the war but added that “sometimes when you’re dealing with a group of savages like Hamas, that’s not possible”.

  2. Just a question: what does the recognition of Palestine actually do to change the situation?

  4. Meanwhile most Arab countries still do not recognize Israel…

  5. Good, I think the list is up to 150 countries, so England is rather slow.

    Japan just kowtowed to the US and said they would not be doing this, but it seems most of America’s allies are prepared to stand up to them.

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