Twenty Good Reasons to Press for Statehood

“We should recognise the Palestinian state as a reality. We would not be granting it anything; we would simply be recognising a fact.”  Peter Lilley (Thatcher-era government Minister, speaking in the UK House of Commons debate 13 October)

A small earthquake in the political balance of forces occurred last week when the UK parliament voted almost unanimously to urge its government to recognise Palestine as a state. (more…)