The UK Government's mission statement regarding Israel reads: "We promote Britain’s security, prosperity and well-being, and regional peace, through partnership with Israel". Two State Solution According to The Foreign & Commonwealth Office "the Foreign Secretary has made it clear that there is no more urgent foreign policy in 2013 than restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks and making substantive p
rogress towards the two-state solution...we are concerned by developments that threaten the viability of the two-state solution, including the construction of settlements on occupied land in the West Bank and East Jerusalem...Our goal is a secure and universally recognised Israel living alongside a sovereign and viable Palestinian state, based on the borders of 1967, with Jerusalem the future capital of both states, and a just, fair and realistic settlement for refugees...The British government is clear that, ultimately, the way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is through direct negotiations between the parties. We continue to call on both sides to show the strong leadership needed to achieve peace, to take the necessary steps to build trust and to work towards the resumption of negotiations without preconditions." In 2014, after the United Kingdom lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a recognizing the state of Palestine, Israel braced for a potential "domino effect," since Britain is viewed as "one of the world’s friendliest countries to Israel." However, the resolution passed was non-binding and not an official declaration.
