Belgium, France, Portugal, Canada, Australia and the UK have all recently recognised the state of Palestine. The case for doing so appears strong. The war in Gaza is creating some horrific conditions. If recognising Palestine as a state will help bring peace who would not argue for it?

In addition to this even before the formation of the state of Israel after the Second World War, it was agreed that there should be a two-state solution – with one state being mainly Jewish and the other mainly Palestinian. Surely now is the time to implement that to bring peace? If your worldview is created by social media, then you will almost certainly answer ‘yes’. It just seems so obvious, doesn’t it?

But Christians (and hopefully others) have a responsibility to look beyond the superficial, and the memes, and dig a bit deeper. So, let’s consider what it is we are actually talking about and whether the recognition of Palestine could result in peace, or whether it might even make things worse.

The best way I can think about things is to ask questions. I hope you will find them helpful. More …

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