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We urge the UK Government to recognise the State of Palestine.

Closed 2,858 signatures

What the petition asks

Peace in the Middle East is dependant on achieving justice for all involved and for the people of Palestine have their human rights respected and the recognition of Palestine as an independent sovereign state.
The unilateral decision to transfer the US Embassy to Jerusalem, in defiance of previous international agreements, has been highly provocative.
Alon Liel, former Director-General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry ‘If Britain will recognise Palestine as a government there will be a Palestinian state’. British recognition ‘will be followed by other countries, and it can turn things around.’
This is a finding of the Balfour Project drawing from a wide diversity of ethnic and political views.

Timeline

23 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
23 Nov 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,858
Status Closed
Opened 23 May 2018
Closed 23 Nov 2018

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