3 h. ago Organisers defy pressure to call off Palestine Action rally as Starmer urges protesters to ‘respect the grief of British Jews’

Around 1,500 people are expected to defy Palestine Action’s terror ban in a rally on Saturday despite pleas to call it off

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4 h. ago PM urges protesters to ‘respect grief of British Jews’ ahead of weekend events

The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said pro-Palestine demonstrations in Manchester and London could ‘stoke tension and cause further pain’.

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8 h. ago Nigel Farage accuses Keir Starmer of 'emboldening' hate marchers who 'celebrated Manchester synagogue attack' after recognising Palestine

Farage took to social media on Friday to accuse the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, of 'emboldening' protesters by recognising the state of Palestine last month.

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7 d. ago Netanyahu accuses Keir Starmer and western leaders of trying to 'shove a terror state down our throats' by recognising Palestine

The Israeli Prime Minister was defiant as he addressed the United Nations this afternoon and said that his country 'must finish the job' against Hamas in Gaza.

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8 d. ago Netanyahu’s son takes shot at UK & ‘recognises Falklands as part of Argentina’ after Starmer’s Palestine move

BENJAMIN Netanyahu's son has lashed out at Keir Starmer for welcoming a Palestinian State - by recognising the Falkland Islands as Argentinian in a baseless social media post. The kneejerk claims came just days after Sir Keir's appeasing announcement - and followed a fresh bid from Argentina to annex the British territory. Using the Argentinian...

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8 d. ago Netanyahu vows to denounce Keir Starmer for recognising Palestine as he sets off to address the UN in New York

Sir Keir Starmer made the move on Sunday 21 on the same day as Canada , Australia and Portugal, prompting a furious response from Israel which accused the countries of 'rewarding' Hamas terror.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer 'insults' Jewish community by wishing them 'peace, health and sweetness' for New Year

The Prime Minister was eviscerated for the 'tone deaf' social media post to mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, while Hamas celebrated following his announcement on Sunday.

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1 week ago Moment Palestinian flag raised outside London mission for first time after UK recognition

A Palestinian flag was raised outside Palestine's mission to the UK in London on Monday, 22 September, after Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the UK will recognise a Palestinian state “to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis”.

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1 week ago Connolly says it is not up to Starmer to decide Hamas’ role in Palestinian state

‘I don’t think Keir Starmer should have any say about Hamas. It’s up to the Palestinian people’, Catherine Connolly said.

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1 week ago Starmer finally said it: ‘We recognise Palestine.’ But Gaza desperately needs action – where is that? | Nesrine Malik

The British PM and others offered fine words, but after all the horror, many will say too little, too late. Palestinians need unfettered support – and nowWelcome, but behind the curve. That is the summary of the coordinated recognition of a Palestinian state by Canada, Australia and Britain. The emphatic gesture is a historical moment where the record is not written, but corrected. Palestinian statehood has always existed, and recognising that fact confers credibility on the recognisers, and not the Palestinian claim to their inalienable rights.As part of the shifting tide against Israel, even in the United States, recognition of a Palestinian state enshrines what the Israeli state seems committed to erasing once and for all – the legitimate claim of Palestinians to their own land. Naming and insisting on Palestinian statehood is vital. As the activist Arab Barghouthi told the Guardian last week, the recognition protects the idea of a Palestinian state, because the Israeli governmen...

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1 week ago Hamas claims 'victory' after Starmer hands out enormous 'prize for terrorism': Sir Keir is branded 'modern

He claimed the move was necessary to 'keep alive' the possibility of a two-state solution, and insisted the 'brutal terror organisation' Hamas would play 'no role' in any Palestinian government.

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1 week ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Starmer's Chagos deal was bad enough, but recognising Palestine could see Britain facing £2trillion in reparations

Starmer's Chagos deal with Mauritius was one of the most idiotic in human history, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. But that's almost certainly going to be made to seem like small change...

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1 week ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Keir Starmer's recognition of a Palestine 'state' is reward for murder and a shameful betrayal of the Gaza hostages

As a human rights lawyer, Sir Keir Starmer should be the first to denounce the use of hostages as a weapon of war. Instead, he is effectively rewarding it...

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1 week ago 'It sends a signal: Mass murder will be rewarded': Distraught families of Hamas' victims condemn Sir Keir Starmer for recognising a Palestinian state as 50 hostages remain in Gaza

Relatives of those killed and captured by the terror group told the PM he has 'sent a signal' that 'mass murder will be excused' or 'even rewarded' after he recognised a Palestinian state.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's recognition of a Palestinian state: Why now, what prompted it and will it have an impact?

In the wake of Sir Keir Starmer's recognition of a Palestinian state, the Daily Mail answers the all-important questions: Why now, what prompted it and will it have an impact?

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1 week ago The Guardian view on UK recognition of a Palestinian state: this must be a call to action, not conscience

The diplomatic groundswell, and Israel’s increasing isolation, come late. They must be the beginning of a renewed effortDeath rains down on Gaza City. Starvation stalks the north of Gaza. Israel has now killed more than 65,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians.The prospects of even a ceasefire look dim, never mind a long-term settlement. But formally announcing the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state on Sunday, Sir Keir Starmer remarked: “The hope of a two-state solution is fading but we cannot let that light go out.” Canada and Australia announced recognition too ahead of the United Nations summit in New York on Monday, in a wave spearheaded by France. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Keir Starmer branded 'delusional' by Israeli hostage relatives who say recognising Palestinian state is 'an insult to the memory' of those brutally kidnapped and murdered by Hamas

The Prime Minister was  accused of rewarding the Islamist terrorist group after he lines the UK up with Canada and Australia in a symbolic gesture aimed at pressuring Israel into a Gaza ceasefire.

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1 week ago DAN HODGES: With his formal recognition of Palestine, we now finally know what Keir Starmer actually stands for: Cowardice, appeasement, cynicism and deceit

Sir Keir is not just a coward politically, but now an overt appeaser of terrorism. Where does he stand today? Shoulder to shoulder with the Hamas murderers, rapists, torturers and kidnappers.

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1 week ago A ‘huge step’ but is it ‘too late’? Gazans react to UK’s recognition of Palestinian state

More than a decade after the House of Commons voted to recognise the state of Palestine, the government has finally followed through. Palestinians say they are happy – but say it is a futile move if not backed up by further action

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1 week ago Keir Starmer’s statement in full on the recognition of Palestine

The statement in full

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