The two-state solution is ultimately doomed to fail | Jonathan Cook: the View from Nazareth
The
parliamentary win, as has been widely noted, was symbolic – and in more
ways than one. The motion, backed by 274 votes to 12, is not binding.
Like most of the European Union, the UK government still appears
unwilling to join more than 130 states worldwide that have recognised
Palestinian statehood.
If, as expected, the Palestinian
leadership returns to the UN next month to renew its statehood bid,
British officials have indicated they will not be swayed by
parliamentary sentiment.
