LORD CAMERON’S STATEMENT FOR RECOGNIZING PALESTINE IS SENDING STRONG MESSAGE TO ISRAEL
February 1, 2024“Was UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s annoucement that the UK might officially recognize Palestine as a state, a tactical move to send a strong message to Israel to pull its head in and start complying with international law and the measures issued by the International Court of Justice, otherwise face the consequences?
That would be nice but STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH. It is concievable that the UK and the USA are getting very concerned about being charged with aiding and abetting the genocide by Israel, which the ICJ clearly and undeniably stated was plausibly happening.
The Norwegian Foreign Minister yesterday possibly increased those concerns when he warned that any nation exporting military weapons to Israel is at risk of being charged with genocide.
In this interview on CNN, Alicia Kearns, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, shared her insights on this groundbreaking move, emphasizing that denying statehood to both Israelis and Palestinians should be condemned.
Kearns told TV anchor, Christiane Amanpour, “”…it’s a big policy shift that will have a very strong impact on all international relations going on. But it’s the sort of big shift I want the UK to be leading on. We are good at hard core diplomacy.
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English Script:
Christiane Amanpour: Can you tell us, were you surprised that your government, in the form of the foreign minister, went this far. It’s the first time that the British have ever said that.
Alicia Kearns: So I hadn’t expected it, and I don’t think many people could say they had. he would have known full well the weight of those words he said only last night. The question is, does he mean it? Are we generally moving to that posture in that position, or is he using it to say to the Israelis, we still have tools now toolbox, we will move to this place that you don’t want us to? But fundamentally, I think it’s the right move. And I think in the same way as anyone who would deny Israel statehood should be condemned. Anyone who should deny Palestinians the right to their statehood should also be condemned.
Christiane Amanpour: This is what he’s written in The Mail on Sunday. “We must give people of the West Bank and Gaza the political perspective of a credible route to a Palestinian state and a new future. And it needs to be irreversible. This is not entirely in our gift, but Britain and our partners can help by confirming our commitment to a sovereign, viable Palestinian state and our vision for its composition. And crucially, we must state our clear intention to grant it recognition, including at the United Nations.” What’s the missing piece that he’s filling in now?
Alicia Kearns: The missing piece is giving Palestinian statehood, recognizing Palestinian statehood, which is something the UK hasn’t done. A number of our allies haven’t. So what he is saying…
Christiane Amanpour: The United States haven’t.
Alicia Kearns: the United States absolutely haven’t. What he’s saying is full recognition, not just by the UK, but also he’s saying the UK will lead an effort at the UN to see them recognized. And that must mean that he’s had a conversation with the United States behind the scenes because we would need them to come alongside. So I think it’s quite a big announcement, it’s a big policy shift and that will have a very strong impact on all international relations going on. But it’s the sort of big shift I want the UK to be leading on. We are good at hard core diplomacy. We are the right people to be delivering that message.
Christiane Amanpour: “This is the first time a UK foreign secretary does say that the recognition of the state of Palestine is not linked to a final agreement with Israel, i.e. finally removing Israel’s veto over Palestinian statehood.” Is that a correct interpretation? I mean, you’ve got to have Israeli buy-in, don’t you?
Alicia Kearns: So we do need Israeli buy-in, but at the same time, no state has the right to determine the sovereignty of another. And that unfortunate position we’re in and we cannot allow irredentism to play a role, but we also can’t allow Israel to say that the Palestinians have no right to their own homeland. If we believe in a two state solution, it follows that we therefore recognize and will recognize Palestinian statehood. But that second piece have been missing from the puzzle. So this is an enormous shift, Husam (Palestinian Ambassador to UK) is absolutely right to say that. And now let’s hope that we see other partners around the world move in the same way.
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