Source: Bloomberg
“Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would formally recognize a Palestinian state by the United Nations General Assembly in September if Israel does not stop its war in Gaza. ‘The UK will recognize the state of Palestine in September, before UNGA, unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, reaches a ceasefire, makes clear there will be no annexation in the West Bank, and commits to a long-term peace process that delivers a two-state solution,’ Starmer’s office said in a statement following an emergency meeting of his cabinet on Tuesday afternoon. The prime minster then repeated that pledge in a televised press conference.” (07/29/25)