Nearly 60 Labour MPs have called on the UK government to immediately recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, warning that “Israel’s” latest actions in Gaza amount to ethnic cleansing, Al Mayadeen reported. In a public letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday, the MPs cited “Israel’s” announced plan to forcibly relocate all Palestinians in…
The UK and France will abandon previous plans to recognize a Palestinian state at an upcoming conference, according to diplomats. France had been lobbying the UK and other European allies to recognize a Palestinian state at the conference in New York, due to be held between 17 and 20 June. President Emmanuel Macron had described the move as “a moral…
A majority of British people support a full arms embargo on Israel, according to a new poll commissioned by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Middle East Eye reported. The poll, conducted by Opinium Research between 30 May and 2 June, found that 57 percent of people think the UK should impose a full arms embargo, with…