Luciana Berger has insisted that “Israel’s legitimacy is a given” for the Liberal Democrats, despite the party’s manifesto pledge to recognise Palestine.
Ms Berger voted against the unilateral recognition of Palestine as the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree in 2014, and says Palestine should only be recognised in the context of a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.
But the party’s election manifesto contains no such conditions, saying: “We will…Officially recognise the independent state of Palestine, condemn violence on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and support Israel’s right to security.
"We remain committed to a negotiated peace settlement, which includes a two-state solution.
