this whole dance has been rather difficult to grok;

Following the recognition of the state of Palestine by the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada, Netizens have flocked to X (formerly Twitter) to condemn the highly symbolic move, labeling it as an “act of hypocrisy” amid the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Louis Allday, a writer, and historian, strongly criticized the move as “a depraved and cynical tactic” aimed at maintaining and possibly strengthening the existing state of affairs, while generating positive PR coverage.

“Recognizing Palestine at the same time as participating in a genocide against its people & demanding who can/can’t be part of its governance is worse than symbolic, it’s a depraved, cynical tactic to maintain and even reinforce the status quo while making pr PR-friendly headlines,” he said..........more...........