Palestine: is vote to recognise state courageous or harmful?

MPs are likely to back a motion calling on the UK government to recognise the Palestinian state

Demonstration for Palestine in London
(Image credit: Oli Scarff/Getty)

The House of Commons will vote next week on whether Britain should unilaterally recognise the state of Palestine, in a move that is likely to provoke renewed debate about the stalled search for peace in the Middle East.

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