The horrors of Gaza have finally come to haunt the world’s policy-makers. Yesterday, the British government grasped at the talisman of recognising a Palestinian state without explaining how this might stop the violence.
Enter Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, three Arab countries that have demanded that Hamas now free the remaining Israeli hostages, lay down its arms and cease governing Gaza, for the sake of enabling Palestinian statehood and the chance of achieving a two-state solution.
