In a wonderful announcement yesterday, Sir Kier Bland declared, on behalf or our fine nation, that ‘we officially recognise the Palestinian State’. A statement of such import and magnitude that it will immediately affect… nothing. Though in the future, it will have In a massive effect on… nothing. The same effect caused by the same statement issued by France, Canada, Portugal and the 150 other countries who currently recognise ‘The Palestinian State’.

The main problem is: there is no such state to recognise. For state recognition, according to the Montevideo Convention, 1933 (we must all ‘give’ to Wikipedia, we all use it, its free and there are no adverts, so send em 25 quid now), there are 4 criteria for ‘recognised statehood’ and arguably 3 aren’t anywhere near.

So it can’t become a ‘state’, yet it is in a great state. So why did Kier bother? Why waste the time and energy and risk offending new bff Donald Trump by making a statement of complete worthlessness?

“Because”, as the fuckwit claimed, “this is the only path to ceasefire, to peace and the 2-state solution”. Oh, so that’s why. The mythical 2-state solution which is the path to everlasting peace forevermore, amen.

The main obstacle to this dream of Nirvana is Hamas. Everyone is in agreement. ‘Hamas must GO’. Though no-one, other than Israel, seems to understand what that involves. I’d send the general secretary of the United Nations(!!!) himself, into the tunnels of Gaza with an injunction commanding Hamas to lay down their arms and just ‘leave!!!’ Because that would take care of yet another overpaid worthless fuckwit. Perhaps Starmer and Macron and Mark (effin) Carney could join him in this quest for peace in the tunnels.

So why do it? Why declare our ‘recognition’?

Because he can jump on the international virtue-signalling bandwagon and endear himself to the hard-lefties, the knitting-circle Palestine Actionists and a high proportion of the Muslim vote both in the population and in his party.

And all he’s had to do for this ‘high moral stance’ is reward Hamas for torturing and murdering 1200 people and kidnapping 500 more. Sending the clear message that ‘terrorism really pays BIG’. Slaughter a few Jews and you get exactly what you want, endorsed by World Leaders!!! Go murder a few more and you might end up with Greece as well!!!

Keir Starmer does not speak for me when he makes such a declaration. His short memory precludes him from knowing that since 1947, the Palestinians have been offered a ‘2-state solution’ no less than five times and rejected it each time.

So he can just fuck off.

Happy Recognition Monday

A xxxx