Question follow-through · 1507
Palestinians: Recognition of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Knesset's decision not to recognise a Palestinian state.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 24 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 26 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 5 Aug 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Knesset's decision not to recognise a Palestinian state.
26 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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5 Aug 2024
Answer published
The UK's position remains the same, we are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a key step in the path to a two-state solution. Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people. It is not in the gift of any neighbour and...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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