Why is there no Palestine state?
6 days, 12 hours ago

Why is there no Palestine state?

The Hindu  

The King David Hotel of Jerusalem is one of the landmark buildings of the contested city. In 1967, during the Six-Day War, Israel captured the entire Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip from Egypt; the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem from Jordan; and the Golan Heights from Syria. The UN Partition plan promised 55% of historical Palestine to the Jewish state; Israel controlled some 75% after the 1948 war, and now, after the 1967 war, the whole of Palestine came under Israel’s control. Menachem Begin, the Israeli Prime Minister, also agreed, under the Framework for Peace in the Middle East agreement, to abolish Israel’s military rule over the West Bank and Gaza, and establish a Palestinian self-governing authority with elections and local policing. Israel, instead of directly ruling over the West Bank and Gaza, started controlling territories indirectly, and continued to build Jewish settlements on Palestinian lands.

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Saudi Arabia has 'a lot of room' to build Palestinian state, says Netanyahu
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia has 'a lot of room' to build Palestinian state, says Netanyahu

Firstpost  

After endorsing US President Donald Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Saudi Arabia can build a Palestinian state within its borders since it has plenty of land In an apparent swipe at the Saudi demand to Palestinian statehood, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that a Palestinian state …

UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories and pushed for the creation of a Palestinian state, convening an international conference in June to try to jumpstart a two-state solution. In a resolution passed by a 157-8 vote, with the United States and Israel among those voting no, and seven …

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Historical Timeline
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Historical Timeline

Hindustan Times  

The Israel-Palestine conflict has been a protracted struggle between Israelis and Palestinians for decades, stemming from their competing claims over the fate of the Palestinian state and the status of Jerusalem. The conflict has resulted in numerous wars, including the recent Gaza war, which has been the deadliest episode yet in the ongoing struggle. Despite numerous attempts at peacemaking efforts, …

A comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution is still achievable
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution is still achievable

Al Jazeera  

The landmark ruling of the International Court of Justice on July 19 calls for the immediate end of Israel’s illegal occupation and apartheid rule. The sovereignty of Palestine, based on the two-state solution and the borders of June 4, 1967, cannot be held hostage to Israel’s apartheid policies. The two-state solution is a matter of international law, not of Israel’s …

Hamas and Fatah agree to form a government. What does it mean and who are these Palestinian groups?
8 months ago

Hamas and Fatah agree to form a government. What does it mean and who are these Palestinian groups?

The Independent  

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As war rages in Gaza, rivals Hamas and Fatah sign declaration to form a future government
8 months ago

As war rages in Gaza, rivals Hamas and Fatah sign declaration to form a future government

LA Times  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, hosts an event for Mahmoud al-Aloul, left, vice chairman of Fatah, and Mussa abu Marzuk, a senior member of the militant group Hamas, in Beijing on July 23, 2024. World & Nation Palestinian factions Fatah, Hamas reconcile, to form unity government GAZA CITY -- The two main rival factions of Palestinian politics and society …

Israel’s Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood
8 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood

Al Jazeera  

The resolution says the creation of a Palestinian state would pose an ‘existential danger’ to Israel. It said that a Palestinian state would pose “an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilize the region”. Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh condemned the resolution on social media, saying the Knesset’s rejection “confirms the …

Watch: Israel-Palestine conflict: What’s the two-state solution?
8 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Israel-Palestine conflict: What’s the two-state solution?

The Hindu  

Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in Israel and Israel’s continuing war on Gaza have brought the Palestine question back to the fore of West Asia’s geopolitics. According to the Peel Commission proposal, the West Bank, Gaza and Negev desert should make up the Arab state while the much of Palestine’s coast and the fertile Galilee region should be part of …

The recognition of Palestine is undermined by support for harmful policies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The recognition of Palestine is undermined by support for harmful policies

Al Jazeera  

Ireland, Norway and Spain’s recognition of Palestinian statehood is rendered meaningless by their backing for Arab normalisation and the Palestinian Authority. A Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research poll conducted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and published in September 2023, just weeks before the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, found that 56 percent of Palestinians believed …

Palestine: Norway, Ireland, and Spain just made a gigantic symbolic move. Israel could have avoided this.
10 months ago

Palestine: Norway, Ireland, and Spain just made a gigantic symbolic move. Israel could have avoided this.

Slate  

The decision by Norway, Ireland, and Spain to recognize a Palestinian state is a symbolic gesture, but in the context of the war in Gaza, it delivers a huge blow to Israel and a modest boost to Hamas. Saudi Arabia’s rulers desperately want to “normalize” relations with Israel, which they see as a potent ally in their larger rivalry with …

Which countries recognise Palestine as an independent state?
10 months ago

Which countries recognise Palestine as an independent state?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Seven EU countries took the step before joining the …

UN General Assembly set to back Palestine’s bid for membership
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN General Assembly set to back Palestine’s bid for membership

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nonetheless, the US said late on Thursday that the …

Israel-Palestine War: Hamas says, ‘Would lay down arms if…’
11 months ago

Israel-Palestine War: Hamas says, ‘Would lay down arms if…’

Live Mint  

Hamas would lay down its weapons, convert into a political party, and even agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel only if an independent Palestine state is established along pre-1967 borders, said a top Hamas political official in an interview with The Associated Press. Calling for the formation of "a fully sovereign Palestinian state in the …

Recognition of Palestinian statehood is not the panacea it’s made out to be
11 months ago

Recognition of Palestinian statehood is not the panacea it’s made out to be

Al Jazeera  

As the genocide in Gaza rages on, various European countries, including Spain and Ireland, have indicated that they are moving towards recognising the State of Palestine. The new Irish prime minister, Simon Harris, argued that a group of like-minded countries officially recognising a Palestinian state would “lend weight to the decision and … send the strongest message”. As it stands, …

Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren’t convinced
11 months ago

Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren’t convinced

Associated Press  

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. It has dropped open pledges to destroy Israel but endorses “armed resistance” — and says it will fight for liberation of all “the land of Palestine.” In the latest iteration of its stance, …

Israel-Hamas war: Militant group willing to disarm if Palestinian state is established, Hamas officials say
11 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: Militant group willing to disarm if Palestinian state is established, Hamas officials say

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. CNN — Some Hamas officials are signaling that the militant group could give up armed struggle against Israel if the Palestinians get an independent state in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 war. Basem Naim, …

Permanent status: on Palestine and the UN
11 months, 1 week ago

Permanent status: on Palestine and the UN

The Hindu  

As concerns about a conflict, by design or miscalculation, between Israel and Iran grow stronger, news of the United Nations Security Council resolution on granting Palestine full-member status at the UN, that was vetoed by the United States, has not received the attention it should have. The “Question of Palestine” has been tossed around for decades, and even though the …

Australia suggests it could recognise Palestinian statehood but Hamas should have no role to play
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia suggests it could recognise Palestinian statehood but Hamas should have no role to play

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia has joined a handful …

After the end of the Gaza conflict, recognition of a Palestinian state best serves the cause of peace
1 year, 1 month ago

After the end of the Gaza conflict, recognition of a Palestinian state best serves the cause of peace

ABC  

Recognition of the State of Palestine is back on the international agenda. David Cameron, the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, told the Guardian during a recent visit to Lebanon that while there would be no recognition of the State of Palestine while Hamas remained in Gaza, recognition could take place while Israeli negotiations with Palestinian …

Statehood is right of Palestinian people: China Daily editorial
1 year, 1 month ago

Statehood is right of Palestinian people: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Palestinian children displaced by Israeli strikes gather in Rafah, Gaza, on Jan 15, 2024. SALEH SALEM/REUTERS Shortly before his trip to the Middle East on Wednesday, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron told Arab ambassadors at a Westminster reception on Monday that the United Kingdom is mulling recognition of a Palestinian state so that Israelis and Palestinians can live side by …

Netanyahu's bold boast: 'proud' to thwart Palestinian state creation
1 year, 3 months ago

Netanyahu's bold boast: 'proud' to thwart Palestinian state creation

Raw Story  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he was "proud" of preventing the creation of a Palestinian state during a press conference in Tel Aviv Saturday night. Speaking alongside Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz, Netanyahu claimed that he had halted the progression of the Oslo peace process, which began in 1993, calling the Oslo Accords …

What is the Palestinian Authority and what is its relationship with Israel?
1 year, 5 months ago

What is the Palestinian Authority and what is its relationship with Israel?

Al Jazeera  

Set up in the mid-’90s as an interim body on the path to Palestinian statehood, the PA faces a crisis of legitimacy The Palestinian Authority is a governing body that has overseen parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank since the mid-’90s. Just a year later, the PA lost its grip on power after Hamas won parliamentary elections, taking control of …

Netanyahu says Israel not bound by 'despicable' U.N. vote
2 years, 2 months ago

Netanyahu says Israel not bound by 'despicable' U.N. vote

The Hindu  

Israel condemned and the Palestinians welcomed on Saturday a United Nations General Assembly vote asking the International Court of Justice to provide an opinion on legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Friday vote presents a challenge for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who this week took office at the head of a government which has set …

Israel-Palestine: Can a one-state solution work?
2 years, 10 months ago

Israel-Palestine: Can a one-state solution work?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, May 5 at 19:30GMT: For decades, the United States and the West have pushed for, and failed to broker, a two-state solution to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict. In a recent poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, 33 percent of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip said they support a one-state …

Prominent Israelis, Palestinians issue new proposal to revive Mideast peace efforts
3 years, 1 month ago

Prominent Israelis, Palestinians issue new proposal to revive Mideast peace efforts

LA Times  

Yossi Beilin, a former senior Israeli official and peace negotiator, joined other figures in the region in proposing a new solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan would allow the nearly 500,000 Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank to remain there, with large settlements near the border annexed to Israel in a one-to-one land swap. The settlers living deep …

Is the two-state solution for the Palestine question still alive? | The Hindu Parley podcast
3 years, 9 months ago

Is the two-state solution for the Palestine question still alive? | The Hindu Parley podcast

The Hindu  

The 11-day fighting between Hamas and Israel, coupled with protests across the Palestinian territories and Israeli cities, have turned the spotlight once again on the Palestine question. This would mean that an independent, sovereign Palestine state and an independent, sovereign Israeli state would coexist in peace. But on the ground, since the Oslo Accords were signed, there has been little …

Israel-Palestine conflict: What is Hamas? Who represents Palestinians?
3 years, 10 months ago

Israel-Palestine conflict: What is Hamas? Who represents Palestinians?

India Today  

Israel and Hamas have implemented truce in Palestine’s Gaza after 11 days of fighting that saw rockets flying from both sides. Since then every time Israel and Palestine fight, it is a military battle between Israeli forces and Hamas’s Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades. Hamas carried out suicide bombings in Israel after the peace accord was signed, and launched a massive campaign …

Hamas | Islamists, militants and nationalists — all in one
3 years, 10 months ago

Hamas | Islamists, militants and nationalists — all in one

The Hindu  

When Israeli troops stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on May 10, the day Israel observed as Jerusalem Day this year, commemorating the capture of the eastern part of the city in 1967, Hamas, the Islamist militant group that runs Gaza Strip, immediately issued an ultimatum. Hamas asked Israel to pull back all troops from the Al-Aqsa compound, which houses Islam’s third holiest …

Palestinians need justice before peace
5 years, 4 months ago

Palestinians need justice before peace

Al Jazeera  

In Palestine, ‘peace’ has become a euphemism for the prolongation of the status quo and the Israeli occupation. This has been the case with the failed 1993 Oslo Peace Accords and this is undoubtedly going to be the case with Trump’s “ultimate deal”. Trump already showed he is not going to break away from the fold in this regard when …

Op-Ed: The case for a democratic one-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians
5 years, 10 months ago

Op-Ed: The case for a democratic one-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians

LA Times  

President Donald Trump has promised he will soon unveil his “Deal of the Century” for Palestinians and Israelis. One thing the deal will make apparent, however, is that the two-state solution is dead, laid low by a thousand cuts – or, more precisely, by the hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, whose immovable …

Two States only just solution for Israel-Palestine conflict: UN chief
6 years, 1 month ago

Two States only just solution for Israel-Palestine conflict: UN chief

The Hindu  

A “peaceful and just solution” to the longstanding Israel-Palestine conflict can only be achieved through creation of two States living side-by-side in peace and security, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, asserting that there is no plan B. In his address to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, which was established by the …

A just "one-state solution" is still possible in Israel/Palestine: But not if the media buries it
6 years, 9 months ago

A just "one-state solution" is still possible in Israel/Palestine: But not if the media buries it

Salon  

The one-state solution is the idea of bringing justice and peace to Palestine/Israel by having all inhabitants of historic Palestine — the land that includes Israel, the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza — living in one, binational country, where everyone has equal rights and political matters are settled on the basis of one person, one vote. The Los Angeles Times …

Arabs outnumber Jews in Israel, occupied territories: official
7 years ago

Arabs outnumber Jews in Israel, occupied territories: official

Al Jazeera  

The report, which puts the number of Palestinians at 6.8 million, does not include Jerusalem residents. Ahmed Tibi, an Arab member of Israel’s knesset, said on Twitter the numbers did not surprise him, adding that “whoever destroys the two-state vision must decide: either one democratic state with equal rights or an apartheid state”. “Whether there are two or three million …

PA reconsiders recognition of Israel
7 years ago

PA reconsiders recognition of Israel

Al Jazeera  

Palestine Liberation Organisation reconsiders its recognition of Israel until Israel recognises the State of Palestine. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority is considering the “suspension” of its recognition of Israel, a senior Palestine Liberation Organization official said Tuesday. According to Erekat, Trump’s decision last December to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “was intended to isolate Jerusalem but has instead isolated the U.S.” …

Arab League to lobby United Nations to recognise Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital
7 years, 2 months ago

Arab League to lobby United Nations to recognise Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital

Firstpost  

Arab states will soon embark on a diplomatic drive to persuade the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on territory captured by Israel in the 1967 war Amman: Arab states will soon embark on a diplomatic drive to persuade the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital …

Palestine and Israel: One state, or two?
7 years, 9 months ago

Palestine and Israel: One state, or two?

Al Jazeera  

In this UpFront special marking 50 years of occupation, we debate what the future holds for Israelis and Palestinians. While some continue to argue that a two-state solution is the only way for Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace, others are increasingly beginning to question whether two independent states are even possible. “The agreement over a two-state solution is …

Peace in Palestine?
7 years, 10 months ago

Peace in Palestine?

The Hindu  

How has Hamas changed its policy towards Israel? The document states clearly that it is not waging a battle against the Jewish people but it is against the state of Israel and wants a “fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of 4th of June 1967”. Closely linked to the pan-Islamist movement when …

Hamas accepts Palestinian state with 1967 borders
7 years, 10 months ago

Hamas accepts Palestinian state with 1967 borders

Al Jazeera  

Khaled Meshaal presents a new document in which Hamas accepts 1967 borders without recognising state of Israel. “Hamas rejects any idea except liberating the home soil entirely and completely, although it does not necessarily mean we recognise the Zionist entity or give up any of our Palestinian rights.” While Hamas’ 1988 founding charter called for the takeover of all of …

UN, Arab League reiterate support for Palestinian state
8 years, 1 month ago

UN, Arab League reiterate support for Palestinian state

Al Jazeera  

Joint statement by UN and Arab League heads comes after Trump drops US commitment to two-state solution to conflict. The United Nations and the Arab League have issued a joint statement in support of the establishment of a Palestinian state, after US President Donald Trump dropped his country’s commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. AL JAZEERA’S SENIOR …

Vatican recognises State of Palestine
9 years, 10 months ago

Vatican recognises State of Palestine

Al Jazeera  

The Vatican has concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine, with an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority, according to the Holy See. Vatican officials stressed that although the agreement was significant, it certainly did not constitute the Holy See’s first recognition of the State of Palestine. During a three-day …

Now is the time to isolate Israel
9 years, 10 months ago

Now is the time to isolate Israel

Al Jazeera  

The Palestinians and their supporters should capitalise on what will likely be Israel’s growing international isolation. One of the most memorable developments of the Israeli elections was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s last-ditch scramble for votes by explicitly ruling out a Palestinian state under his watch. Netanyahu made major concessions to Jewish Home – the most right-wing coalition member, which rejects …

Now is the time to isolate Israel
9 years, 10 months ago

Now is the time to isolate Israel

Al Jazeera  

The Palestinians and their supporters should capitalise on what will likely be Israel’s growing international isolation. One of the most memorable developments of the Israeli elections was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s last-ditch scramble for votes by explicitly ruling out a Palestinian state under his watch. Netanyahu made major concessions to Jewish Home – the most right-wing coalition member, which rejects …

The ‘Jewish state bill’ doesn’t matter to us, Palestinians
10 years, 4 months ago

The ‘Jewish state bill’ doesn’t matter to us, Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

The ‘Jewish state bill’ will simply put on paper what is already a reality in apartheid Israel. Despite the uproar over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet passing the new “Jewish nation-state” bill, its discriminatory contents are part and parcel of Israel’s long history of marginalising and discriminating against the country’s Palestinian minority. The bill, which still needs to be …

The ‘Jewish state bill’ doesn’t matter to us, Palestinians
10 years, 4 months ago

The ‘Jewish state bill’ doesn’t matter to us, Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

The ‘Jewish state bill’ will simply put on paper what is already a reality in apartheid Israel. Despite the uproar over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet passing the new “Jewish nation-state” bill, its discriminatory contents are part and parcel of Israel’s long history of marginalising and discriminating against the country’s Palestinian minority. The bill, which still needs to be …

Sweden’s new govt pledges to recognize Palestine state
10 years, 5 months ago

Sweden’s new govt pledges to recognize Palestine state

Live Mint  

Stockholm: Sweden pledged to formally recognize the State of Palestine, setting itself up to become the first major western European nation to do so. “The conflict between Israel and Palestine can only be solved by a two-state solution, negotiated in accordance with the principles of international law,” Prime Minister Stefan Loefven said on Friday in his government declaration speech in …

Palestinians form consensus government
10 years, 9 months ago

Palestinians form consensus government

Al Jazeera  

Israel refuses to negotiate with Hamas-Fatah administration, and condemns US for working with and funding its agencies. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Fatah and Hamas have unveiled a government of national consensus that will pave the way for elections for a new Palestinian president and parliament. Speaking in Gaza city, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said the forming of the government …

Isreal urges world not to recognise Palestinian unity government
10 years, 9 months ago

Isreal urges world not to recognise Palestinian unity government

Live Mint  

Jerusalem: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned against any international rush to recognise a Palestinian government, due to be announced under a unity pact between the Fatah and Hamas Islamist groups. But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Fatah party signed a reconciliation deal with Hamas in April, said a unity government due to be announced on Monday …

Israel and Palestine: Two states and the extra step
10 years, 10 months ago

Israel and Palestine: Two states and the extra step

Al Jazeera  

John Bell is Director of the Middle East Programme at the Toledo International Centre for Peace in Madrid. The reality is that it may be time to look at things in a new way in Israel and Palestine: two states, and one extra step. Imagine if Israelis and Palestinians don’t aim only for the very difficult two states, or the …

Hamas and Palestine Liberation Organisation announce deal to form unity government
10 years, 11 months ago

Hamas and Palestine Liberation Organisation announce deal to form unity government

ABC  

Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and president Mahmoud Abbas's Palestine Liberation Organisation have agreed to implement a unity pact. The move envisions forming a unity government within five weeks and holding national elections six months after a vote of confidence by the Palestinian parliament. "This is the good news we tell our people: the era of division is over," Hamas prime …

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