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Palestinian territories: What makes a state, a state?

The moves by nations like Australia, France, Canada and potentially the United Kingdom to recognize a Palestinian state, ...

What recognizing a Palestinian state actually achieves

The largely symbolic move has more to do with politics than supporting Palestinians’ right to self-determination.

What Countries Recognize Palestinian Statehood?

Nearly 150 of 193 U.N. member states recognize Palestinian statehood, including most countries in Asia, Africa, and South ...
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Palestine calls on Red Cross to act over conditions of prisoners in Israeli jails

Palestinian envoy in Geneva warns of abuse and deteriorating health of Marwan Barghouti after assault by far-right Minister ...

Beyond recognition: the challenges of creating a new Palestinian state are so formidable, is it even possible?

A future state is complicated by the sheer number of Israeli settlers in the occupied territories and the barriers Israel has ...

Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state

Plans for new West Bank settlements are moving forward despite international objections, raising fears of further fragmenting Palestinian territory. Israel’s ...

Australia to recognize Palestinian state at United Nations in September

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

Canada and the U.K.’s conditional recognition of Palestine reveal the uneven rules of statehood

The cautious, conditional endorsements from Canada and the U.K. reflect the workings of a dated international system that ...

Germany to respond to any unilateral Israeli moves on Palestinian territories, minister warns

Germany's foreign minister said on Thursday recognition of a Palestinian state should come at the end of talks on a two-state ...
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Does Netanyahu envision annexing Palestinian territories and parts of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt?

Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has approved plans for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, a move his office said would bury the idea of a ...