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What Has Starmer Demanded of Netanyahu Ahead of Recognition of a Palestinian State?
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 29 – UK Prime Minister Starmer will recognise Palestine at the UN General Assembly unless Israel ends Gaza's humanitarian crisis, agrees to ceasefire, and commits to a two-state peace process.
- Sir Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September, warning the UK will recognise a Palestinian state unless conditions are met.
- This move follows mounting political pressure and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza, with demands for a ceasefire, no annexation in the West Bank, and revival of a two-state solution.
- Starmer's plan includes calling on Hamas to release hostages, agree to a ceasefire, disarm, and rule themselves out of Gaza’s government, while insisting Israel end the blockade and allow substantial aid.
- Starmer announced that the UK plans to formally acknowledge a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly session in September if Israel fails to meet certain conditions, while Netanyahu condemned the move as rewarding terrorism and cautioned it would pose security threats.
- The recognition aims to strengthen Palestinian sovereignty and support peace efforts, but may strain UK-Israel relations and depends on progress toward ending the Gaza crisis and restoring diplomacy.
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On July 29, 2025, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that the United Kingdom would recognize a State of Palestine unilaterally unless Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire by September 2025. If terrorism is a wildfire, Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron — who announced on July 24 that France would also recognize Palestine — have chosen to pour gasoline rather than water on it. Put aside Starmer’s factual confusion: Hamas, not Is…
The British Prime Minister says he wants to follow the position of the French President, but by laying down "conditions", which displeases both the Conservatives and the radical left.
Keir Starmer threatens Israel with the early recognition of Palestine. The British Prime Minister thus puts an "inalienable right" at the centre and at the same time makes it a diplomatic lever against Israel.
Tuesday, U.S. has warned British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that the United Kingdom's decision to recognize the Palestinian state is likely to benefit Hamas without bringing peace to the region, writes Politico.
Israel has criticised the UK's prospect of a recognition of an independent Palestinian state, a pity to the efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a framework for the release of hostages, wrote the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Platform X.
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UK's Starmer issues ultimatum demanding a cease-fire in Gaza, assurances that no annexation will take place in the West Bank, and a commitment to a long-term peace process leading to a two-state solution
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