Palestinian recognition

‘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

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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)

By Arsen Ostrovsky

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

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) poses with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (L) (Image: Getty)

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)

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)

By Peter Prinsley

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

2 min read

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)

By Daniela Grudsky Ekstein

Israel stands with Britain’s Jews

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Which countries have recognised a Palestinian state?

On Sunday, the UK joined the 75 per cent of UN member states in officially recognising the State of Palestine

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

September 22, 2025 11:56

Sir Keir Starmer announces the UK's intention to recognise a Palestinian State (Image: Getty)

By Phil Rosenberg

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

The government must step back from gesture politics, and move towards substantive measures that end this war and put us on the path to a lasting peace

2 min read

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

Prime Minister Netanyahu hinted at the expansion of settlement in the territory and resolved that a Palestinian state ‘will not happen’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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’

The movement’s co-leaders reiterated their position after the UK Government officially recognised a Palestinian state

By Katie Grant

2 min read

September 22, 2025 09:04

The co-leaders of Progressive Judaism, Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky

Palestinian recognition

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

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

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

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

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

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

Israel stands with Britain’s Jews

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