The Sydney Morning Herald reported today that Britain is preparing to confer diplomatic status on the Palestinian delegation in London for the first time. 

The article reports:

“The Foreign Office confirmed it was studying a proposal that would see Palestinian ”general delegations” upgraded to ”diplomatic missions” in a number of European capitals.”

The article further reports:

“Meanwhile, the Palestinian leadership has stepped up its efforts to win European recognition for a state on land occupied by Israel in 1967.

“The Foreign Office said the upgrade did not ”imply recognition of a Palestinian state”.”

The recognition of a Palestinian State without that Palestinian State acknowledging the right of Israel to exist is not a good thing.  All that has happened is that a group of people dedicated to wiping out the state of Israel have been made legitimate on the world stage.  That is not a recipe for peace.