Großbritannien wird den palästinensischen Staat anerkennen, sobald Trump State -Besuch vorbei ist

The UK is preparing to formally recognise a [Palestinian](https://inews.co.uk/topic/palestine?srsltid=AfmBOoqp8zTbqXPB9lzHzDe-_BYZrureIs6ux07HCMx_gjx7-Xh_c3yI&ico=in-line_link) state as soon as this weekend once [Donald Trump](https://inews.co.uk/topic/donald-trump?srsltid=AfmBOop9IehJHu4qTGB-eATikfr7K3TwBRlpEAaR01iF2TCMRQD7SGM1&ico=in-line_link) returns to the US after his state visit concludes, *The i Paper* understands.

According to Government sources, recognition could be announced within days, once the US President has left the country. 

The move is expected ahead of high-level foreign ministers’ meetings at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, which begin on Monday.

Officials are also understood to be anticipating that [Trump will be asked about Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to advance Palestinian statehood](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-press-trump-israel-gaza-genocide-3922120?ico=in-line_link) during Thursday’s press conference at Chequers – which they also expect to overrun due to the President’s freewheeling style.

The decision to hold off announcing the move until after the President departs is another sign of the diplomatic pressures No 10 has juggled during the visit.

Formally announcing the decision during the trip could have risked deepening tensions with Washington, after Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered strong backing for Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza. 

Rubio, standing alongside Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem earlier this week, said the US preferred a negotiated end to the war but added that “sometimes when you’re dealing with a group of savages like Hamas, that’s not possible”.

Incoming high-fives from Hamas in 3… 2… 1…

Is it just me or have UK politicians been doing everything they can to help Islamists at home and abroad?