![A flag-raising ceremony held at the newly opened Palestinian Embassy building following the United Kingdom’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine, in London, United Kingdom on September 22, 2025. [Raşid Necati Aslım - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AA-20250922-39191994-39191986-UK_HOLDS_FLAGRAISING_CEREMONY_AT_NEWLY_OPENED_PALESTINIAN_EMBASSY_IN_LONDON-scaled-e1758901656983.jpg)
The recent wave of international recognition for the state of Palestine is not the first of its kind, and it will not be the last, but it is undeniably different. This wave, coming from main Western capitals, at a time of immense human tragedy, carry a resonance that earlier gestures did not. Their announcement, timing, and surrounding global mood, all interact to make this moment extraordinary. Some argue that such recognitions are symbolic, but they are not. They are not symbolic; they have political, diplomatic, and legal consequences. Others insist that these recognitions are insufficient, since they have not stopped the relentless bombardment of Gaza, and that is true. Precisely, Gaza compelled many for these recognitions. The blood of civilians, […]
