Trump gave UK green light to recognize ‘Palestine’ – report

President Trump did not take a public stance on UK recognition of Palestine, but emphasized his concern for the civilian population in Gaza.

By World Israel News Staff

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing to recognize an independent Palestinian state in the near future, following French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that Paris will do so in September.

Starmer is expected to hold an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon, during which his ministers are likely to endorse a plan for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. 

The proposal would include formal recognition of a Palestinian state.

The leader of the left-wing Labour Party, Starmer is said to be under mounting pressure from MPs and constituents to take decisive action on the issue.

According to the Independent, U.S. President Donald Trump, who is currently visiting the UK, gave Starmer the “green light” for the move.

At a press conference in Scotland, Trump declined to say whether the UK should follow France’s lead in recognizing a Palestinian state.

“I’m not going to take a position, I don’t mind [Starmer] taking a position,” Trump said.

He added that he is concerned about malnutrition among Gazan civilians and is focused on “getting people fed right now.”

On Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar struck a defiant tone, saying that Israel will not bow to international pressure to end the war or accept the creation of a Palestinian state along its borders.

“Establishing a Palestinian state today is establishing a Hamas state. A jihadist state,” Sa’ar said at a media conference. “It ain’t gonna happen.”

Drawing a historical comparison to European countries’ attempts to compromise with Adolf Hitler, Sa’ar stated, “Israel will not be the Czechoslovakia of the 21st century.”

He accused European governments of surrendering to pressure from Muslim populations within their own countries, stressing that Israel “won’t sacrifice our own existence” or “give up our basic interests for the sake of internal politics in certain countries that lost control over their own streets.”