UK’s Conditional Palestine Recognition Risks Undermining Israel and America’s Strategic Interests

In a move that raises pressing questions about loyalty to common-sense foreign policy and national security, the British government announced it will recognize the State of Palestine in September unless Israel fulfills strict benchmarks — including declaring a ceasefire and halting annexation of the West Bank. Is Britain Rewarding Terrorism Under the Guise of Humanitarian Concern? Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s stance, while couched in humanitarian rhetoric about Gaza’s "catastrophic situation," overlooks the fundamental reality that Hamas — labeled as terrorists by many nations including the United States — remains unrepentant and continues to threaten Israeli lives. By threatening recognition without...