Netanyahu attacks Starmer's plan to recognise Palestinian state

Sir Keir Starmer's program to recognise Palestine arsenic a authorities has been attacked arsenic "appeasement towards jihadist terrorists" by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The premier curate said the UK volition recognise a Palestinian state by September unless Israel takes "substantive steps" to extremity the concern successful Gaza, Israel agrees to a ceasefire, commits to a semipermanent sustainable peace, allows the UN to restart assistance supplies and does not annexe the West Bank.

About 250 MPs from each parties - fractional of them Labour - had signed a missive past week calling for Sir Keir to instantly recognise a Palestinian state.

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Sir Keir said that by giving Israel a deadline of 9 September UN meeting, helium hoped this would play a portion "in changing the conditions connected the ground, and making definite assistance gets into making definite that determination is anticipation of a two-state solution for the future".

But Mr Netanyahu condemned the plan, saying Sir Keir "rewards Hamas's monstrous coercion and punishes its victims".

"A jihadist authorities connected Israel's borderline contiguous volition endanger Britain tomorrow," helium wrote connected X.

"Appeasement towards jihadist terrorists ever fails. It volition neglect you too. It volition not happen."

The Israelis besides accused Sir Keir of pandering to his MPs and France, aft Emmanuel Macron committed to recognising a Palestinian authorities past week, and harming efforts to merchandise Israeli hostages.

Lib Dems and Greens: 'Bargaining chip'

Sir Keir besides faced accusations of utilizing Palestinian authorities designation arsenic a "bargaining chip" by some the Lib Dems and the Green Party.

Lib Dem person Sir Ed Davey said a Palestinian authorities should person been recognised "months ago" and "far greater action" is needed to halt the humanitarian catastrophe successful Gaza.

Green Party overseas affairs spokesperson Ellie Chowns, who wants contiguous authorities recognition, said it was a "cynical governmental gesture".

Humza Yousaf, Scotland's erstwhile SNP archetypal minister, who revealed a household subordinate was killed successful Gaza days ago, told Sky News statehood "shouldn't beryllium dependent" upon the conditions Sir Keir has acceptable for Israel, but is the "inalienable right" of the Palestinian people.

The British Palestinian Committee, representing Palestinian interests successful the UK, described conditions arsenic "absurd and performative".

UK Jewish groups question clarity

The Board of Deputies of British Jews, the UK's largest Jewish organisation, said it was "seeking urgent clarification" that the UK volition not recognise Palestine arsenic a authorities if Israeli hostages stay successful Hamas captivity, oregon if Hamas keeps rejecting a ceasefire deal.

The Labour Friends of Israel radical said it has "shared goals" with the authorities but authorities designation "will beryllium a simply symbolic enactment unless the UK uses its power to found the principles of a meaningful pathway to a Palestinian state".

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Sarah Champion, Labour MP and seat of the planetary improvement committee, who started the MP missive calling for authorities recognition, said she was "delighted and relieved".

However, she added: "I'm troubled our designation appears conditional connected Israel's actions."

When Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the program astatine a UN meeting, helium received applause.

Not galore different Labour MPs commented.

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Conservative person Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir of being much focused connected a "political occupation for the Labour Party" than different issues facing the UK.

"Recognising a Palestinian authorities won't bring the hostages home, won't extremity the warfare and won't get assistance into Gaza," she posted connected X.

"This is governmental posturing astatine its precise worst."

Tory shadiness overseas caput Priti Patel said the announcement was "to appease his backbenchers" arsenic "he knows that promises to recognise Palestine volition not unafraid lasting peace".

Trump did not sermon statehood with Starmer

Donald Trump said helium and Sir Keir "never did discuss" the PM's program to recognise a Palestinian authorities during their meetings successful Scotland the time before.

However, Tammy Bruce, spokeswoman for the US authorities department, said Sir Keir's program is simply a "slap successful the look for the victims of October 7", which "rewards Hamas", the Telegraph reported.