UK has warned Israel not to retaliate against Palestinian statehood push, Cooper tells BBC

Foreign Minister Yette Cooper warned the BBC not to annex Israel’s parts of the West Bank as an retaliation for Britain’s recognition of Palestinian state.

Cooper spoke on Monday before attending a conference in the UN in New York, where France and other European states would make a similar announcement.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, a significant change in politics, announced Britain to recognize the Palestinian state along with Canada, Australia and Portugal on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the movements by saying that they have given a great reward to terrorism. ”

When the BBC was asked if Israel will take this statement as an excuse for annexing the West Bank’s parts of the West Bank, Cooper said that Israel’s colleague and his government should not do it.

He said: “It is clear that this decision is the best way to respect Israel’s security and the security of Palestinians.

“This is about protecting peace and justice and the most important security for the Middle East, and we will continue to work with everyone in the region to do so.”

Cooper said that on both sides, extremist supporters are trying to abandon the possibility of a two -state solution that Britain has a moral obligation.

“What is easy to do is just to get away and say it is very difficult to say.” He said. “We just think it’s wrong when we see such a destruction.

“Just as we know the Israeli State of Israel … We must recognize the rights of the Palestinians to their own situation.”

He did not say when the British consulate in East Jerusalem would become a complete embassy, ​​and said he would continue with the Palestinian authority as a diplomatic process.

The Foreign Minister was talking in New York, where the UN General Assembly gathered this week.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Cooper will try to create an international consensus within the framework of peace in the Middle East.

France will preside a meeting with Saudi Arabia that appeals to a two -state solution to the conflict. He promised to get to know the Palestinian state in July. Belgium is expected to follow the notification of France at the meeting.

Sir Keir, who made the announcement on Sunday, said he wanted to “revive the hope of peace and a two -state solution”.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replied, saying that the Palestinian state would not “be”.

After attacking Israel on October 7, 2023, the US joined him to describe Hamas as a diplomatic gift to Hamas, after killing 1,200 people and receiving 251 hostages.

Sir Keir, Hamas’ın “the future, the government does not play a role, can not play a role in security,” means that means that the situation is not the case.

This message was repeated in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before the General Assembly meeting. The Secretary of the Foreign Affairs said that he would use the meeting to ensure that “violent terrorists like Hamas have no role to play in the future of a Palestinian state”.

The Prime Minister added that the decision was “a promise to the Palestinian and Israeli people that it might be a better future.” [in Gaza] completely unbearable “.

Last week, the UN Investigation Commission Israel had done genocide in Gaza.

In a three -page decision, the International Genocide Scholars’ Association (IGs) presented an action Lani by Israel, which he acknowledged that he was awarded genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 22 -month war.

Approximately 65,000 people died in the Israeli attacks in Gaza during the two -year war.

UN -backed healthcare professionals also declared famine in Gaza City.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that the genocide report was based on “Hamas lies” and bad research and called it “shame on the law profession”.

Netanyahu repeatedly rejected hunger in Gaza and said that it was the error of help agencies and Hamas.

Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, welcomed Britain’s decision and said, “The Palestinian province would help to open a way for the Israeli state to live side by side in security, peace and good neighborhood.”

Palestine is currently accepted as a state by about 75% of the UN’s 193 member states, but internationally accepted boundaries, no capital or army – recognition is largely symbolic.

The two-state solution refers to the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as the capital of East Jerusalem, as the capital of Jerusalem, to a wide range of lines before the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.