{"id":1575,"date":"2017-11-05T13:14:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T14:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/corbyn-uk-must-recognize-palestine-as-a-state\/"},"modified":"2017-11-05T13:14:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T14:14:40","slug":"corbyn-uk-must-recognize-palestine-as-a-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/corbyn-uk-must-recognize-palestine-as-a-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Corbyn: UK must recognize Palestine as a state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">The UK must recognize Palestine as a state, UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said, criticizing the British government for celebrating the 100-year anniversary of a document that paved the way for Israel\u2019s creation.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"88\">\n<p>\n\tCorbyn attended a pro-Palestinian rally in London, two days after refusing to take part in a series of events held by Prime Minister Theresa May to commemorate the centenary of the 1917 Balfour Declaration, a short 67-word\u00a0 letter named after then British Foreign Minister Arthur James Balfour, according to Press TV.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSpeaking before a crowd of thousands, Corbyn said the right way to mark the centenary was for the British government to unilaterally recognize Palestine as a state.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cLet us mark the Balfour anniversary by recognizing Palestine as a step toward a genuine two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict,\u201d the main opposition leader said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe must increase international pressure for an end to the 50-year occupation of the Palestinian territories, illegal settlement expansion and, of course, the blockade of Gaza,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tArguing that lasting peace in the Middle East was only possible through a \u201cnegotiated settlement\u201d to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Corbyn said the world had a \u201cspecial responsibility to the Palestinian people who are still denied their basic rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe protesters gathered outside the US Embassy in London before marching toward Trafalgar Square, calling on the British government to apologize for Balfour Declaration, which they blasted as a \u201chistoric crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThey held signs reading \u201cFree Palestine\u201d and Justice for Palestine,\u201d while chanting, \u201cFree, Free Palestine\u201d and \u201cOccupation no more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThey also condemned as an open insult the government\u2019s invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the event.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNetanyahu attended a banquet that May had planned for the occasion in London on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe British PM said at the dinner that her country was \u201cproud of our pioneering role\u201d in the creation of Israel, as well as the \u201crelationship we have built with Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tEmboldened by the British and Western support, Israel captured huge swathes of Arab land in a war in 1948, and then proclaimed its existence.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn 1967, it proceeded to capture more Palestinian territory in another war and then started propping up scores of settlements across that occupied territory in a move to gradually annex it.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi The UK must recognize Palestine as a state, UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said, criticizing the British government for celebrating the 100-year anniversary of a document that paved the way for Israel\u2019s creation. 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