Palestinian ambassador marks UK recognition of Palestine – Middle East Monitor

The UK’s formal recognition of the state of Palestine was hailed on Monday as a “historic beginning” by Ambassador Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian mission to the UK, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to Anadolu after a ceremony in London, Zomlot alluded to Britain’s 1917 Balfour Declaration, which laid the groundwork for the founding of the state of Israel. He described Britain’s newfound recognition as a step toward “correcting a historic injustice…