PARIS: Israel's war in Gaza since the Oct 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Norway, Spain and Ireland on Tuesday (May 28) became the latest co
A person holds a Palestinian flag during a parade in solidarity with the Palestinians in Sanaa, Yemen on Jan 29, 2024. PARIS: Israel's war in Gaza since the Oct 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own.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 with Israel.
In April, the United States used its veto at the UN Security Council to prevent a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member state.On Nov 15, 1988, during the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat unilaterally proclaimed an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Within weeks, dozens of other countries, including much of the Arab world, India, Turkey, most of Africa and several central and eastern European countries had followed suit. This came in response to Israel's decision to end a temporary ban on Jewish settlement building in the occupied West Bank.In 2011, with peace talks at a standstill, the Palestinians pushed ahead with a campaign for full UN membership for a State of Palestine.
Israel reacted angrily to Stockholm's move, with then foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman telling the Swedes that"relations in the Middle East are a lot more complex than the self-assembly furniture of IKEA"., which has left at least 36,050 people dead, according to the territory's health ministry, in retaliation for Hamas's killing of more than 1,170 people in Israel, has boosted support in Europe for Palestinian statehood.
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