"A Gesture of Despair": The Push for Palestinian Statehood
"For Palestinians, Monday’s summit, where France, Canada, Australia and others recognized Palestine, offers recognition but little relief. For Israel, it signals mounting isolation.
For the rest of the nations that recognized Palestine, it is a moral and diplomatic assertion — a paper life preserver in stormy waters, visible to all but dependent on political currents far beyond New York. Currently, roughly 145 of the UN’s 193 member states recognize Palestine, a symbolic milestone but not enough to shift realities on the ground.
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Emmanuel Macron strode to the podium at the United Nations, a Palestinian flag flickering across the giant blue screens behind him. Delegates rose in applause as France joined a growing wave of countries extending official recognition to Palestine.
“The time has come for the creation of a Palestinian state living in peace and security alongside Israel,” …
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