Statehood is right of Palestinian people: China Daily editorial
10 months, 3 weeks 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 side in separate countries. Although that proposal was greeted by Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian mission in London, as a "historic" change, as the UK's recognition of a Palestinian state would be "a contribution to a peaceful solution rather than an outcome". Even if the two requisite conditions were met, the future Palestinian state envisioned by the UK government, according to Cameron's remarks, would be nothing but a de facto proxy of the West. By implanting "authorities" recognized by the West, if not Israel, in the "Palestinian state" as Cameron seems to suggest, what the UK has essentially proposed will be a one-state reality akin to apartheid.

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UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state
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 …

What does it mean to recognise Palestinian statehood?
5 months ago

What does it mean to recognise Palestinian statehood?

Live Mint  

It is a step to “bring peace to the Middle East", according to Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister. View Full Image Graphic: The Economist In 1988 Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, declared Palestine a state, with borders based on the land controlled by Arab countries on the eve of the Six Day War of 1967: before …

Israel’s Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood
5 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 …

Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed: China Daily editorial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Palestinians walk at the site of Israeli strikes that hit a residential building and destroyed shops at Gaza's Old City market, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City on July 4. With Israel's war in Gaza creating an ever-worsening humanitarian disaster and drawing ire and opposition from the world, the Jewish state's latest land appropriation in the occupied West Bank …

Australia must recognise Palestine to promote peace
6 months, 1 week ago

Australia must recognise Palestine to promote peace

Al Jazeera  

Such a move would support the peace efforts, not undermine them, as some have argued. On May 29, a motion was presented to the lower house of the Australian parliament by the Greens to vote on whether Australia should follow Spain, Norway, Ireland, Slovenia, and the overwhelming majority of the world’s nations in recognising Palestinian statehood, but it failed to …

The recognition of Palestine is undermined by support for harmful policies
6 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 …

Israel-Hamas war: 145 UN member countries now recognise Palestinian state
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war: 145 UN member countries now recognise Palestinian state

Hindustan Times  

Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Norway, Spain and Ireland on Tuesday became the latest countries to recognise a state of Palestine, breaking with the long-held view of Western powers that Palestinians can only gain statehood as part of a negotiated peace …

Spain, Norway and Ireland will formally recognise Palestinian statehood. Here's why that matters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Spain, Norway and Ireland will formally recognise Palestinian statehood. Here's why that matters

India TV News  

In a move that signals a deepening rift between the European Union and Israel, the countries of Spain, Norway and Ireland are moving to formally recognise a Palestinian state on Tuesday, marking a step towards long-held Palestinian aspiration that has been fuelled by international outrage over mounting civilian deaths and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in the course of the …

EU foreign chief says Israel must respect UN court, control settler violence in the West Bank
6 months, 4 weeks ago

EU foreign chief says Israel must respect UN court, control settler violence in the West Bank

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s foreign policy chief insisted Sunday that Israel must abide by the U.N. top court’s rulings and end its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and, at the same time, questioned the possible involvement of authorities in the settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. On a day that visiting Palestinian Prime …

Palestine: Norway, Ireland, and Spain just made a gigantic symbolic move. Israel could have avoided this.
7 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 …

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state
7 months ago

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s isolation more than seven months into its grinding war against Hamas in Gaza. U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the cutoff was “wrong” because it “destabilizes the West Bank” and undermines “the search …

Palestinians welcome more recognition of Palestine state
7 months ago

Palestinians welcome more recognition of Palestine state

China Daily  

Palestinian vendors sell goods near a destroyed building housing a branch of Bank of Palestine, amid a cash crunch caused by the destruction and closure of banks in Gaza City May 5, 2024. On Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris all announced their countries will recognize Palestinian statehood, …

A rift grows in Europe over recognizing Palestinian state
7 months ago

A rift grows in Europe over recognizing Palestinian state

LA Times  

A boy waves a Palestinian flag as demonstrators in Barcelona, Spain, march during a protest in January calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. “To be impactful, recognition of Palestine must be matched with tangible steps to counter Israel’s annexation and settlement of Palestinian territory — such as banning settlement products and financial services,” he said. “A two-state solution is the …

UNGA Breaks Into Applause As India Backs UN Resolution Recommending Palestine's Full Membership
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UNGA Breaks Into Applause As India Backs UN Resolution Recommending Palestine's Full Membership

News 18  

India on Friday voted in favour of a draft UN General Assembly resolution that said Palestine is qualified and should be admitted as a full member of the United Nations and recommended that the Security Council “reconsider” the matter “favourably”. The 193-member General Assembly met in the morning for an emergency special session where the Arab Group resolution ‘Admission of …

UN General Assembly set to back Palestine’s bid for membership
7 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 …

Recognition of Palestinian statehood is not the panacea it’s made out to be
7 months, 4 weeks 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, …

Israel-Hamas war: Militant group willing to disarm if Palestinian state is established, Hamas officials say
8 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, …

Israel to summon ambassadors of countries that voted for full Palestinian UN membership
8 months ago

Israel to summon ambassadors of countries that voted for full Palestinian UN membership

Hindustan Times  

Israel will summon ambassadors of countries that voted for full Palestinian UN membership "for a protest talk" on Sunday, a foreign ministry spokesman said. It came after the Palestinian Authority said it would "reconsider" its relationship with the United States after Washington vetoed the Palestinian membership bid earlier this week. Thursday's vote saw 12 countries on the UN Security Council …

Permanent status: on Palestine and the UN
8 months 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 …

US betrays its conscience by vetoing Palestine's UN entry: Editorial flash
8 months ago

US betrays its conscience by vetoing Palestine's UN entry: Editorial flash

China Daily  

Representatives from the United Nations Security Council vote on Thursday in New York on a draft resolution that recommended the UN General Assembly admit Palestine as a full UN member. MINLU ZHANG / China Daily The vote on April 18 for granting the Palestine state full membership at the United Nations Security Council underlines the quest of the Palestinian people …

US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
8 months ago

US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

Hindustan Times  

The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. Before the vote, U.S. deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said the United States has “been very clear consistently that premature actions in New York — even with the best intentions — will …

US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
8 months ago

US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told the Security Council that the veto “does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood but instead …

Security Council plans to vote on UN membership for Palestine. But the US will block it
8 months ago

Security Council plans to vote on UN membership for Palestine. But the US will block it

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. The U.S. has “been very clear consistently that premature …

Are more European nations finally moving to recognise Palestine statehood?
8 months, 1 week ago

Are more European nations finally moving to recognise Palestine statehood?

Al Jazeera  

Spain and Ireland are discussing a collective plan to recognise Palestine as a state amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Within Europe, the concerns over Israel’s war on Gaza have also led to shifting positions — including more nations considering the possibility of recognising the Palestinian state. Some of the EU’s most powerful and influential nations, including Germany and France, hold …

Australia, Spain hint towards considering recognition of Palestinian state
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia, Spain hint towards considering recognition of Palestinian state

Hindustan Times  

Australian foreign minister Penny Wong indicated the possibility of the island country considering recognising a Palestinian state, which is a shift in policy as the West is continually urging for a two-state nation to end the Israel-Hamas crisis that has been ongoing for the past six months. Wong agreed with a speech by UK foreign secretary David Cameron, who said …

US holds deciding card on whether UN bid played with a winning hand: China Daily editorial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US holds deciding card on whether UN bid played with a winning hand: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

In what the Palestinian Authority ambassador to the United Nations called a "historic moment", the UN Security Council decided on Monday to review the PA's renewed application for full membership, and to make a formal decision this month. For its long-standing, openly, repeatedly stated sympathy and support for the Palestinian people and the "two-state solution", there is little doubt about …

As Palestine applies for full UN membership, what’s in the way?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

As Palestine applies for full UN membership, what’s in the way?

Al Jazeera  

History set to be repeated as the US prepares to wield veto, insisting Palestine must negotiate statehood with Israel first. The UN Security Council on Monday asked its membership committee to review the Palestinian Authority’s application to be made a full member state of the United Nations. “This is a historic moment again,” said Mansour on Monday, referring back to …

Israeli parliament backs Netanyahu’s rejection of a Palestinian state
10 months ago

Israeli parliament backs Netanyahu’s rejection of a Palestinian state

Al Jazeera  

Israeli lawmakers have voted to back Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of any “unilateral” recognition of a Palestinian state as international calls have grown for the revival of Palestinian statehood negotiations. “What we saw just a few days ago from Israel’s cabinet was a vote that was symbolic, saying that they would reject the establishment, the recognition of a Palestinian …

Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel

Associated Press  

RIYAK, Lebanon — Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recognize a Palestinian state after a cease-fire in Gaza without waiting for the outcome of what could be yearslong talks between Israel and the Palestinians on a two-state solution. Foreign Secretary David Cameron, speaking to The Associated Press during a visit Thursday to Lebanon intended to tamp …

David Cameron says U.K. could recognise Palestinian state; no change in stance, clarifies Downing Street
10 months, 3 weeks ago

David Cameron says U.K. could recognise Palestinian state; no change in stance, clarifies Downing Street

The Hindu  

The British government insisted Tuesday that its stance on the Middle East peace process remained unchanged after Foreign Secretary David Cameron suggested the U.K. could soon recognise a Palestinian state. Mr. Cameron's comments were welcomed by the Palestinian ambassador in London but sparked a backlash from Conservative MPs who said early recognition would reward Hamas for its violent assault on …

Netanyahu says Israel not bound by 'despicable' U.N. vote
1 year, 11 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 …

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