Britain has become the second European country in the last few weeks to support granting diplomatic recognition to Palestine. The British vote last week was non-binding, but nevertheless is being regarded as a significant development.

Support has grown throughout Europe to recognize the state of Palestine. Earlier this month, Sweden became the first member of the European Union to indicate it would recognize Palestine. Other E.U. countries are expected to vote on Palestinian statehood soon.

While the British parliament did approve a motion in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state, the government is not bound by the vote. This means the vote will not result in an immediate change of policy.

CCTV America’s Richard Bestic reports from London on the impact of the recent developments in the EU.

Grahame Morris presented the motion for Palestinian statehood in the House of Commons. He is a member of the Labour Party in the British Parliament. He joined the Heat to discuss the details.

The Heat spoke to Boaz Bismuth to get the Israeli perspective on Palestinian statehood. He is a former Israeli Ambassador to Mauritania. He is also the Foreign Affairs Editor for the newspaper Israel-Hayom.

The Heat also spoke to Omar Dajani for a Palestinian perspective. He is a Palestinian American professor and is a former member of the PLO Negotiations team.