Petition · past parliament

Recognise the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The House of Commons recognised the State of Palestine in 2014 by an overwhelming majority.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

13 Dec 2017 Petition opened for signatures
18 Dec 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Dec 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.