Guy Burton (@guyburton.net)

Britain finally recognised Palestine this week. Back in 2011, I wrote on why London held back. Fourteen years on, the conflict has changed—but much of Britain’s logic hasn’t. Some thoughts, revisiting that old LSE blog 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

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Should the government decide to abstain from the UN vote on Palestinian statehood, it will serve to perpetuate a moribund peace process and further marginalise the UK in Middle Eastern affairs. - Brit... As the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN looms closer, Britain remains non-committal and hints that it will abstain from the Security Council vote. Claims that such a move will encourage both si... https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/palestine-un-vote/