Palestinian state

How the UNGA earned applause and ensured the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: France, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar stripped this conflict of context, ignored Hamas’s role, and turned the UN into a stage for symbolism divorced from reality.

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen at the UN General Assembly.
Prime Minister's Office launches public diplomacy campaign including trucks with billboards to commemorate Hamas's October 7 massacre, September 26, 2025.

'Remember Oct. 7': Israel launches interactive billboard campaign in New York amid PM's UNGA speech

An illustration of a Palestinian flag over a pile of US Dollar bills.

Donor nations provide emergency financial aid to Palestinian Authority, Norway says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with hostage posters (illustrative)

Netanyahu to use visual props at UN General Assembly to refocus world on October 7


Recognition without protection: Does the West owe Israel security guarantees? - comment

After the leaders of Western countries proclaimed recognition of a Palestinian state, they should ensure Israel's safety and survival are more than guaranteed.

Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour (L) takes his seat at the start of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Gaza and the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City on March 18, 2025.

What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? - explainer

Without a full seat at the UN or control of its own borders, the PA has only a limited ability to conduct bilateral relations.

Palestinians hold flags and placards as they gather to support efforts of the Western countries that are recognising a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, in Nablus, in the West Bank, September 23, 2025.

Netanyahu banned from travel in Slovenia, Ljubljana announces

Slovenia, an EU member state which last year recognized a Palestinian state, imposed an arms embargo on Israel in August and introduced a ban on imports of goods produced in Palestinian territories.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, September 16, 2025.

South Yemen would join Abraham Accords, says separatist leader Aidaros al-Zubaidi

President of the Southern Transitional Council Aidaros al-Zubaidi told UAE state media that he supports a two state solution between both Israel and Palestine, and in Yemen.

President of the anti-Houthi Southern Transitional Council Aidaros al-Zubaidi speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, September 24, 2025.

Israeli officials suggest sanctions on PA's Abbas after Palestinian state recognition - report

Israeli security officials urge restricting PA leaders' movement and income sources but warn against harming civilians, Army Radio reported.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, September 8, 2025; illustrative.

IDF identifies missile launch from Yemen, Trump says he had good talks on Gaza

IDF announces name of fallen soldier • Milei calls for return of Gaza hostages at UNGA • Spain, Italy send ships to aid Gaza flotilla • Independent South Yemen could join Abraham Accords.

A fire ball rises from the site of a previous Israeli air strike in Sanaa, Yemen August 24, 2025.

An open letter to Western leaders who recognize a Palestinian state - opinion

Western leaders' recognition of a Palestinian state seems more like a punishment for Bibi and his reckless actions than anything else.

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.

Indonesia ready to send 20,000 troops to Gaza to defend peace, president says at UNGA

Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim country and has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Rubio calls Western recognition of Palestine 'irrelevant,' blames it for derrailing hostage talks

Rubio also said that Trump would be uninterested in a partial hostage deal, adding that the US president "wants all 48 hostages out, including the 20 who are alive and the 28 who are deceased."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Israel at War day 718: What's going on in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?

Trump to present Gaza peace deal • UN says Israel seeks permanent Gaza control • Turkey's Erdogan calls on other countries to recognize Palestinian

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

‘The beginning of a process’: Western countries recognize Palestinian state at UNGA

Luc Frieden framed his country’s planned recognition of a Palestinian state as a step toward achieving a two-state solution.

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.