India, Sept. 22 -- On Sunday, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal recognised an independent Palestine, indicating further isolation of Israel on the global stage. The UN General Assembly, in session in New York, is set to see the international community voice its support for the two-state solution and censure Israeli action in Gaza, described by a UN probe mission as genocidal. The change in the UK's stance is significant because the British Crown was behind the 1917 Balfour Declaration that sowed the seed for a Jewish homeland in Palestine - Palestine was under British mandate till the end of World War II and the birth of Israel in 1948. With over 75% of UN members now recognising the Palestinian State, Tel Aviv is now leaning on its...