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Recognition of Palestinian statehood is an act not of concession, but of discipline and clarity. It formalises ...

A video making the rounds on far-right Telegram channels begins with the sound of bagpipes and a view of the Scottish countryside as three stern-looking white men in kilts wave the St Andrew’s Cross.

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Recognition of Palestinian statehood is an act not of concession, but of discipline and clarity. It formalises the reality that Palestinians live on this land, and that we will continue to live here.

Morgan Jones is co-editor of Renewal. In this first episode of a new strand in the LRB Podcast, host James Butler talks to former Labour MP and minister Chris Mullin, columnist Andy Beckett and ...