Are America and Britain abandoning Israel? Consideration is being given to giving recognition to Palestine as a country.

Britain’s top diplomat said his country could officially recognize Palestinian statehood without waiting for the outcome of years-long talks between Israel and Palestinians on a two-state solution following a ceasefire in Gaza. Foreign Secretary David Cameron, speaking to The Associated Press during a visit to Lebanon on Thursday aimed at reducing regional tensions, said there could be no recognition as long as Hamas remains in Gaza, but it could happen if Israeli talks with Palestinian leaders continue.

Former British Prime Minister Cameron said that Britain’s recognition of Palestine as an independent state, including by the United Nations, may not be the beginning of the process, but it is not the end of the process. Cameron said this could be something that we consider as this process becomes more real as it moves towards a solution. We need to give the Palestinian people a better future, a future of creating their own state. He said this possibility is absolutely vital to the long-term peace and security of the region.

Britain, the US and other Western countries have supported the idea of ​​an independent Palestine existing alongside Israel as a solution to the region’s toughest conflict, but have said Palestinian independence should come as part of a negotiated solution. There have been no concrete talks since 2009.