Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees ceasefire, ends Gaza suffering

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the U.N. to bring in aid and takes other steps toward long-term peace, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday.

Starmer, who is under mounting domestic pressure over the issue as scenes of hunger in Gaza horrify many Britons, convened a rare summertime Cabinet meeting to discuss the situation there. It came after he discussed the crisis with President Donald Trump during a meeting in Scotland on Monday.

Trump told reporters on Monday that he didn’t mind Starmer “taking a position” on Palestinian statehood. On his flight back to the U.S. on Tuesday, Trump said the two never discussed the U.K. potentially recognizing a Palestinian state.

“We have no view on that,” Trump said.

https://apnews.com/article/starmer-recognize-palestinian-state-israel-peace-a08e929a9459e9160992f84dc73b6638

[Deuxcents]

1. Either you recognize or you don't..why is it conditional?

TSF says we have no view on that issue but we continue to support Bibi and send war weapons and hold out on food and medical aid. It’s an unspoken view that speaks loud n clear

[Mosby]

2. This seems like an important bit

Starmer also repeated U.K. demands that Hamas release all the hostages it holds, agree to a ceasefire, disarm and “accept that they will play no part in the government of Gaza.”

[sarisataka]

3. That will be overlooked but I wonder

Who will they recognize as the government of Palestine? It seems an empty statement if Hamas does not release the hostages and is left as the defacto rulers of a Palestinian state