Britain Attempts to Correct Balfour’s Sin: What Britain and Allies’ Move Means for Palestine

Palestine is set to receive formal recognition from 10 new countries during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Among them are major powers such as Britain and France. With these recognitions, the number of states acknowledging Palestine will reach 159 out of 193 UN members.

Palestinian officials and analysts describe the step as historic. They see it as a political and legal shift that challenges Israel’s occupation and deepens its global isolation. At the…