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UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state, David Lammy to tell MPs
The Guardian ^ | Sun 31 Aug 2025 | Kiran Stacey

Posted on 08/31/2025 9:58:18 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

David Lammy will tell MPs on Monday that the UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state next month, with Israel having shown no sign of meeting the government’s demands.

The foreign secretary will say in a Commons statement that government officials intend to carry out a formal assessment in the coming days of whether Israel has complied with the tests set out by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, last month.

But with Benjamin Netanyahu’s government continuing to harden its position in respect to Gaza and the West Bank, the foreign secretary will confirm that Britain remains on the “pathway” to recognising Palestine.

One UK official said: “We will assess all the factors relevant to recognition. But as things stand, we’re on a pathway to recognition later this month.”

Starmer said in August that the UK would recognise Palestine before the UN general assembly, which starts on 9 September, unless Israel met a series of preconditions.

Those included taking “substantive steps” to end the war in Gaza, agreeing a ceasefire and committing not to annex parts of the West Bank.

Far from taking steps towards satisfying any of those demands, however, Netanyahu has shown signs of violating them further.

Reuters reported on Sunday that Israel was considering annexation in the West Bank if France, the UK and other countries push ahead with recognising Palestine.

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TOPICS: Gaza; Israel; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; expelukfromnato; givelammythewhammy; terroristsponsor; uk4hamas; ukantisemites; ukwarcrimeas; ukwarcrimes
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1 posted on 08/31/2025 9:58:18 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Well, if there is such a thing as a “Palestinian” state. Tell the bass turds to feed their people and start helping them. Don’t be whining to the U.S. taxpayers to do it the way Mexico does.


2 posted on 08/31/2025 10:00:58 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Trannies! The Official Haters of the U.S. A.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Israel should recognize Britain as an islamic state.


3 posted on 08/31/2025 10:01:06 AM PDT by Blennos (This is the official Blennos tagline. Thanks to Big Red Badger. )
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To: Blennos

These days, yup!


4 posted on 08/31/2025 10:01:51 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍! Winning currently!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

<< One UK official said: “We will assess all the factors relevant to recognition.” >>

They should instead focus on assessing the factors relevant to avoiding a UK civil war.


5 posted on 08/31/2025 10:02:07 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: MinorityRepublican
Recognizing a state that is becoming increasingly unrecognizable due to indiscriminate Israeli bombing.

In before the all Palis are Hamas chorus.

6 posted on 08/31/2025 10:03:09 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: MinorityRepublican

> Israel having shown no sign of meeting the government’s demands <

Well, that’s cute. The UK is still pretending it’s a great empire, with the power to influence events all around the globe.

Meanwhile, the RAF only has around 140 combat-ready aircraft. And the British army has more horses than tanks.

Careful, Israel! Obey, or Starmer might order a cavalry charge.
🐴


7 posted on 08/31/2025 10:07:19 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

All the more reason to raze as much of Gaza as possible starting in the northern sector heading south.


8 posted on 08/31/2025 10:09:23 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Leaning Right
Well, that’s cute. The UK is still pretending it’s a great empire, with the power to influence events all around the globe.

Like it's still 1940.

9 posted on 08/31/2025 10:09:54 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Israel should recognize Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands as independent states. That’s what’s left of their empire.


10 posted on 08/31/2025 10:11:08 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

And, if that state’s basis is like the previous half dozen proposals and includes a provision about killing all Jews; then the UK has allied itself with hamas. This makes the Uk an enemy of the US.
Enemies of the US should not have nukes. Bring on the B2’s.


11 posted on 08/31/2025 10:12:54 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: HYPOCRACY

We should advocate for the Falkland Islands to “return” to Argentina.


12 posted on 08/31/2025 10:13:39 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: mac_truck

The British people really f’d bad. Not only did they give Labour full power but the idiots gave them a big enough majority to prevent any chance for a no confidence vote. So now we have this kind of BS for four years.


13 posted on 08/31/2025 10:16:10 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: mac_truck
Recognizing a state that is becoming increasingly unrecognizable due to indiscriminate Israeli bombing.

There is no state because the Philistinians have continuously rejected anything but a one state solution with the destruction of Israel. Why you affiliate with that and participate on Free Republic is the only mystery here.
14 posted on 08/31/2025 10:18:53 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 ( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: mac_truck

Speaking of indiscriminate bombing, that’s exactly what the US did to Japan after Pearl Harbor. Did Japan have some legitimate complaints against the US! Well, maybe. But it was Japan that ramped it up.

Same goes here. Israel is not perfect. But on October 7, 2023 Hamas ramped it up.

Hamas sowed the wind, and is now reaping the whirlwind.


15 posted on 08/31/2025 10:24:41 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: mac_truck

Should read:

Did Japan have some legitimate complaints against the US?


16 posted on 08/31/2025 10:25:58 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Israel needs to make this award to the English Government, with the digit moved to the center finger.

17 posted on 08/31/2025 10:28:57 AM PDT by Waverunner (Torah! Torah! Torah! my favorite IDF radio code.)
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To: mac_truck

Sure, a reminder the Jews have been persecuted since before Abraham. Are they perfect? Of course, no. The Middle East has been a mess for a very long time. Simple question sir, why do all the other Arabs want little to do with the enlightened Palastinains?


18 posted on 08/31/2025 10:30:32 AM PDT by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: MinorityRepublican

So, the UK plans to still recognize a Palestinian State.

So, where is it going to be? in Wales?, Scotland?, maybe N. Ireland? No?

Okay, then how about W. England. I’m sure no body there will mind... too much?

Why Israel? Oh, I see it’s someone else’s land, not yours.

Riiight!


19 posted on 08/31/2025 10:34:27 AM PDT by egfowler3 (COVID-19, today's Hypochondriacal psychosis (aka: Delusional parasitosis))
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To: MinorityRepublican

If the UK “recognizes” a Palestinian state, does that mean they will accept immigration from there?


20 posted on 08/31/2025 10:38:44 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.)
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