By Sir Liam Fox

This week, the UK Government formally recognised the State of Palestine. This move, in my view, is mistaken and will bring no tangible change to the region.

That view has been supported by events, with Palestinian recognition barely shifting the dial in the Middle East- except to entrench the ambitions of far-right Israeli ministers to annex the West Bank - their outsized voice a consequence of Israel’s electoral system. Indeed, as a reaction to the Prime Minister’s decision, some Israeli politicians made clear that, in their view, “there will never be a Palestinian state”.

This move is therefore counterproductive and has done little good for the people in Gaza and the West Bank. How disappointing that such a short-sighted........

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