Members of British Parliament demand UN recognition of Palestine

Some 61 Members of the British Parliament (MPs) from seven political parties signed Friday a parliamentary motion supporting UN recognition of Palestine, MPs press release. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported today that the MPs signed the motion after President Mahmoud Abbas declared his intention to ask the UN General Assembly to recognize Palestine as a non-member state when the General Assembly meets between 24 September and 1 October, said the release. Prominent MPs such as former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and other former ministers from both Labour and Conservative governments signed the motion. The motion was tabled by Richard Burden, Chair of the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group and member of the Labour Party. Burden said that Israel has internationally recognized borders delineated by the green line, as a result he found it natural that the international community must recognize Palestinian border delineated by "the same green line."