Another testament to Britain’s underinformed and unrealistic policy on Israel and the Palestinians, if true, is the report that Cameron tried to pressure Netanyahu during their meeting to return to negotiations with the Palestinians. According to an anonymous British diplomatic source quoted by The Guardian, Cameron warned Netanyahu that the British might support a September UN declaration recognizing a Palestinian state on the basis of the June 4, 1967, lines. Britain’s threat to support the declaration was described as a “lever” over Israel to pressure it into coming back to talks with the Palestinian leadership.
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