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‘Absolutely not’ – Netanyahu rules out Palestinian state despite agreeing Trump peace plan

The deal the Israeli prime minister signed up to includes the possibility of statehood under a reformed Palestinian Authority, but he remains set against it

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read
US President Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the end of a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 (Image: Getty)
View of the British consulate in Jerusalem, August 16, 2024 (Image: Flash90)
Arsen Ostrovsky

By Arsen Ostrovsky

Close the UK and French consulates in Jerusalem or admit recognition was a sham

2 min read
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) poses with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (L) (Image: Getty)
Rabbi Leo Dee

By Rabbi Leo Dee

An open letter to Keir Starmer: Recognition emboldens terror and betrays its victims

2 min read
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper attends a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestinian statehood (Image: Getty)
Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

Yvette Cooper’s ahistorical assertions expose the fatuity behind recognising Palestine

3 min read
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas speaks over a video link at a United Nations General Assembly meeting organized by France and Saudi Arabia in support of Palestinian recognition and a two-state solution on September 22, 2025 in New York City. (Image: Getty)
Peter Prinsley

By Peter Prinsley

Why I support the UK government’s decision to recognise a State of Palestine

2 min read
View of the British consulate in Jerusalem, August 16, 2024 (Image: Flash90)
Israel

Fury after British consulate in Jerusalem changes address to ‘Palestine’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaking at a UJIA dinner September 12 2025 (Photo: Blake Ezra)
Daniela Grudsky Ekstein

By Daniela Grudsky Ekstein

Israel stands with Britain’s Jews

3 min read

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Which countries have recognised a Palestinian state?

By Jamie Shapiro

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September 22, 2025 11:56
Sir Keir Starmer announces the UK's intention to recognise a Palestinian State (Image: Getty)
Phil Rosenberg

By Phil Rosenberg

Recognising a Palestinian state makes it harder for this war to end

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September 22, 2025 09:50
Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a statement on the recognition of Palestine from 10 Downing Street. (Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street)

Israeli ministers propose West Bank annexation in response to UK’s Palestine recognition

By Jacob Jaffa

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September 22, 2025 09:10
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a ceremony at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, September 15, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

Progressive Judaism: Two-state solution is ‘only sustainable path to peace’

By Katie Grant

2 min read

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September 22, 2025 09:04
The co-leaders of Progressive Judaism, Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky