BRUSSELS | Xinhua | Five more European countries announced their recognition of the State of Palestine on Monday, during the high-level session of the 80th United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Here is what you need to know about the latest developments. WHO HAS NEWLY RECOGNIZED PALESTINE? France, which co-chaired …
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From the Trump effect to Palestine and the possibility of Madam Secretary General NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Crisis is a word that’s been attached to the UN for years. But these days, as the UN prepares to celebrate its 80th birthday, it’s more often prefaced with “existential”. Dramatic funding …
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UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday at a UN meeting on the two-state solution that his country recognizes the State of Palestine, joining most of the other UN member states that have already done so. “I declare today that France recognizes the State of Palestine,” …
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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced the decision by Britain, Canada, and Australia to recognize a Palestinian state. “I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the terrible massacre of October 7,” Netanyahu said, referring to Hamas’ attack on …
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SYDNEY | TASS | Australia has recognized Palestine’s statehood, according to the country’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “Australia recognizes the legitimate and long-held aspirations of the people of Palestine to a state of their own,” he said in a joint statement with Foreign Minister Penny Wong. “Today’s act of recognition …
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LONDON | TASS | London has recognized the state of Palestine, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced. “Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognizes the State of Palestine,” he said in a video address broadcast …
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No matter where you are, Israel’s ‘long arm’ may be coming for you next COMMENT | Belén Fernández | And so Israel struck again. On Sept.8, the Middle East’s favourite perennial aggressor launched missiles against the Qatari capital of Doha, targeting Hamas leaders involved in negotiations surrounding a proposal from the …
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CAIRO | Xinhua writer Wang Hao | Back in the summer of 2005, I was a Xinhua reporter commissioned into the Gaza Strip to cover the implementation of a unilateral disengagement plan by then Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Settlements were seen dismantled, and thousands of Israelis repatriated from Gaza. …
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COMMENT | Manal A. Jamal | DC – In response to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and its escalating human-rights violations in the West Bank, the international community has revived the push for Palestinian statehood. At the end of July, France and Saudi Arabia co-chaired a high-level meeting in New York, attended …
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GAZA | Xinhua | At least 20 Palestinians, including five journalists, were killed on Monday in an Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said it launched “an initial inquiry” into the incident. Gaza-based health authorities said in a press statement that Israeli …
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