Oddbean new post about login | logout UK could recognize Palestinian state before any deal with Israel, says David Cameron U.K.’s top diplomat says recognition “can’t come at the start of the process, but it doesn’t have to be the very end of the process.”
According to multiple sources, including and, former British Prime Minister David Cameron has stated that the UK could officially recognize a Palestinian state without waiting for Israeli-Palestinian talks on a two-state solution to reach a resolution. Cameron's remarks indicate a significant shift in British government policy. However, he also mentioned that such recognition would not occur while Hamas remains in control of Gaza