Starmer's Complex Palestine Recognition Vow Risks Political Pain Next Month
The British premier's conditional pledge to recognize Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees to end the conflict in Gaza sparked a backlash from both the left and right of the political spectrum, as well as accusations by the Israeli government, the White House and a British hostage who had been held captive by Hamas, that he risked rewarding terrorism.
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