Posts Tagged: Palestinian State
France Says Conditions Not Met to Recognize Palestinian State as Other European Nations Announce Recognition
The conditions to officially recognize a Palestinian state have not yet been met, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, after a group of other European...
Ireland to Recognize ‘Palestine’ by End of May as Israel Resolves to Block Establishment of ‘Terrorist State’
Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state before the end of this month, Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said on Wednesday. Martin's comment came on the same...
UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid for Membership
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognizing it as qualified to join and...
Spain, Ireland to Recognize Palestinian State on May 21: EU’s Foreign Policy Chief
Spain, Ireland, and other European Union member countries plan to recognize a Palestinian state on May 21, the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said...
Trinidad and Tobago Officially Recognizes Palestinian State
i24 News — Trinidad and Tobago has officially recognized a state of Palestine, becoming the third Caribbean nation to do so following Barbados and Jamaica. The...
US Stops UN From Recognizing a Palestinian State Through Membership
The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny...
US to Oppose Palestinian Bid for Full UN Membership
The United States on Thursday will vote against a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership, a US official told Reuters, blocking the world body...
UN Security Council to Vote Thursday on Palestinian UN Membership
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Thursday on a Palestinian bid for full UN membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel's...
UN Security Council to Vote Friday on Palestinian UN Membership
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full UN membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel's ally...
Spanish PM to Lobby EU Partners for Palestinian State Recognition
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet several of his European Union counterparts over the next week to try to garner support for the recognition...
UN Security Council Refers Palestinian Application to Become Full UN Member to Committee
The United Nations Security Council president on Monday referred the Palestinian Authority's application to become a full member of the world body to the committee...
‘Exceptional Opportunity’: Blinken Says ‘Virtually Every Arab Country’ Wants to Normalize Ties with Israel
i24 News - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that the present moment represented an "exceptional opportunity"...
After the War: Why Palestine Would Be a Lawless and Militarized State
Once again, disparate voices are urging a “two-state solution” to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. For the most part, these urgings are either manipulative or naive, but...
Dangerous Intersections: Palestinian Statehood and Regional Nuclear War
When Israel completes its obligatory counter-terrorism war in Gaza, the issue of Palestinian statehood will insistently be raised. This perilous resurrection is foreseeable even though...
