Britain Is Closer to Recognising Palestine as a State - but It Comes with Great Danger

Jul 25, 2025 | Could Britain recognise Palestine as a state? It’s steadily becoming a stronger possibility, but this is an acutely difficult question for any British government.

Why is that? After all, 147 other countries already recognise Palestine.

France has just announced that it will become number 148.

This week, 50 of Britain’s former diplomats, including many who served in the Middle East, urged the Prime Minister to make the United Kingdom number 149.