Varsen Aghabekian Shahin meets with Graham Dattels, Canada's Representative to the Palestinian Authority, in Ramallah, ...

Israel and the International Criminal Court Prosecutor have been engaging in an almost weekly duel of legal briefs in their ...

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French President Emmanuel Macron urged the UK to recognize the state of Palestine in an address to the British parliament ...

UNESCO recognizes Palestine, to the ire of U.S. and Israel. In 2011, with peace talks at a standstill, the Palestinians decided to push ahead with a campaign for full U.N. membership for a State ...

British politicians voted to ban pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action, proscribing it as a terrorist organisation.

If you’re keeping score, to date 138 states have recognized the ‘State of Palestine,” most recently Ireland, Norway, and Spain. This begs the question, what are they recognizing?

In a stunning response to the October 7th atrocities, the United States not only awoke the two-state solution but also reportedly plans to unilaterally recognize the State of Palestine.

One example of this idea in action was the 2023 decision in the matter of Mangisto and al-Sayed vs. the state of Palestine, which involved the disappearance of two Israeli nationals in Gaza.

An independent Palestine and Israel would coordinate on issues that affect both populations in a two-state confederation. The plan by former officials will be submitted to the U.N. and U.S. next week.

It is taken to mean a settlement which would see the State of Israel, admitted to the United Nations in May 1949, exist alongside a State of Palestine, a “non-member observer state” at the U.N.

In politics, context is crucial. To truly appreciate the recent decision by Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognize the state of Palestine, the subject has to be placed in proper context.. On ...