This is The Guardian.
Today, my Britain recognising Palestine matters.
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I've always said that we will recognise a Palestinian state as a contribution to a proper peace process at the moment of maximum impact for the two-state solution.
With that solution now under threat, this is the moment to act.
In the next couple of days,
a delegation of British ministers will arrive in New York for the United Nations General Assembly in its ground hall.
One item will be top of the agenda.
A century after Britain issued the Balfour Declaration,
the historic document that helped pave the way for the creation of Israel,
the government will make what many see as a long overdue step, recognising the state of Palestine.
It's not been an easy process, and it has been long fought for.