Hostages and Missing Families Forum UKUK’s ‘vision for peace’ could now involve Hamas hostages rotting in tunnels, say lawyersThe government’s move to recognise a Palestinian state could hurt the captives, their representatives sayBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Office of the Chief RabbiChief Rabbi: UK recognition of Palestine ‘a profound betrayal’Sir Ephraim Mirvis fears it will make diaspora Jews more vulnerableBy Gaby Wine2 min read
Sir Keir StarmerCommunal leaders demand clarity on hostages following Palestine recognition announcementBoth the Board of Deputies and the JLC urged the prime minister to refrain from recognition as long as Hamas holds captives in GazaBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
Sir Keir StarmerUK recognition of Palestine: What has been announced and why?Some Labour insiders have slammed the decision as ‘not morally defensible’By Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read
Hostages‘Shame on you’: released British hostage Emily Damari accuses Starmer of ‘moral failure’ over Palestine recognitionLawyers representing British hostage relatives and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum have both issued statements also condemning the government’s announcementBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
Sir Keir StarmerUK to recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel reaches Gaza ceasefireReform UK accuse the prime minister of handing a ‘propaganda victory’ to HamasBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Sir Keir StarmerStarmer and Trump talk Gaza as Cabinet recalled for emergency meetingThe two leaders met at Trump’s golf course in Scotland, where the Prime Minister described the humanitarian situation in the Strip as ‘appalling’By Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
Palestinian recognition would reward terrorism, Israeli ambassador tells StarmerIsraeli ambassador to the UK and Board of Deputies president among those insisting British PM resist following French recognition of Palestinian stateBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||July 27, 2025 09:51
Starmer seemingly rejects French push for immediate Palestinian statehoodThe US and Israel have condemned President Macron’s announcement that Paris will recognise Palestine in SeptemberBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read||July 25, 2025 10:30
Sadiq Khan urges government to ‘immediately recognise Palestinian statehood’The prime has been under pressure from within Labour to take a more critical stance against IsraelBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||July 23, 2025 13:44
Starmer prioritises Gaza ceasefire over Palestine recognitionFrench President Emmanuel Macron has been pushing for both countries to recognise a Palestinian stateBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||July 11, 2025 08:51
Egypt, UAE reportedly ready to participate in post-Hamas security forceCairo and Abu Dhabi were said to have demanded that Israel agree to a pathway to establishing a Palestinian stateBy JC Reporter2 min read||June 27, 2024 11:22
Two-thirds of Israelis oppose Palestinian state, even at the cost of Saudi normalisationHalf of Arab-Israelis reject the PA ruling over a future Palestinian stateBy JC Reporter2 min read||June 4, 2024 13:35
