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(Telegraph-UK) Jake Wallis Simons - The West Bank was never taken from the Palestinians. When Israel conquered the territory in 1967 it was from the Jordanians, who had occupied it since 1948. If Israel gave up the land, it would make Israel just nine miles wide at its center. That narrow waist holds half the population and much of the country's vital infrastructure, including Tel Aviv. In a few days' time, Britain will join France and the Saudis in New York in talks about recognizing a state of Palestine. Unilaterally recognizing a state of Palestine is a contemptuous proposal. Dismissing Israel's existential security concerns is insult enough, but providing a reward for Oct. 7 creates awful incentives for the future. Worse still, Britain's official policy would be to blame Israel for the lack of a Palestinian state, when the historical truth is the opposite. For the Palestinians, the true problem is the very existence of a Jewish country, which is seen as a rebuke by some to Arab honor. The Palestinians don't want a state alongside Israel. They want a state instead of it. This is what Britain would be supporting. 2025-06-10 00:00:00Full Article
Why Britain Must Not Recognize a Palestinian State
(Telegraph-UK) Jake Wallis Simons - The West Bank was never taken from the Palestinians. When Israel conquered the territory in 1967 it was from the Jordanians, who had occupied it since 1948. If Israel gave up the land, it would make Israel just nine miles wide at its center. That narrow waist holds half the population and much of the country's vital infrastructure, including Tel Aviv. In a few days' time, Britain will join France and the Saudis in New York in talks about recognizing a state of Palestine. Unilaterally recognizing a state of Palestine is a contemptuous proposal. Dismissing Israel's existential security concerns is insult enough, but providing a reward for Oct. 7 creates awful incentives for the future. Worse still, Britain's official policy would be to blame Israel for the lack of a Palestinian state, when the historical truth is the opposite. For the Palestinians, the true problem is the very existence of a Jewish country, which is seen as a rebuke by some to Arab honor. The Palestinians don't want a state alongside Israel. They want a state instead of it. This is what Britain would be supporting. 2025-06-10 00:00:00Full Article
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