UK, Canada, Australia formally recognise Palestine state
- 21-Sep-2025
LONDON: In a historic policy shift, Britain, Australia and Canada on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state, prompting an immediate backlash from Israel. Portugal was also expected to recognise Palestinian statehood later on Sunday, as Israel faced mounting international pressure over the Gaza war, sparked nearly two years ago. “Today, to revive the hope of peace […]
UN overwhelmingly endorses two-state solution
- 12-Sep-2025
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders. The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference at the U.N. in July – hosted by Saudi Arabia and France […]
France’s Macron urges US to revise decision on Palestinian visas
- 03-Sep-2025
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday the United States’ decision not to grant visas to Palestinian officials for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York was “unacceptable” and should be reversed. “We call for this measure to be reversed and for Palestinian representation to be ensured in accordance with the Host […]
Italy’s Meloni condemns killing of journalists in Gaza by Israeli fire
- 27-Aug-2025
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a speech on Wednesday that her government condemned the “unjustifiable” killing of journalists in Gaza. Israel struck Nasser Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others. […]
UN meets to urge support for two-state solution as US, Israel boycott
- 29-Jul-2025
Dozens of ministers gathered at a United Nations (UN) conference on Monday to urge that the world work toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, but the U.S. and Israel boycotted the event. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly decided in September last year that such a conference would be held in 2025. Hosted […]
UN urges two-state solution amid Israel’s attack on Gaza
- 18-Jan-2024
UNITED NATIONS: Unremitting conflict in Gaza has already sparked regional insecurity and is clear evidence that the international community needs to throw its weight behind a two-state solution in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to resolve the enduring crisis “once and for all”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, […]
Two-state solution a fundamental way out of Israel-Palestine conflict: China
- 02-Nov-2023
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday that the fundamental way out of the recurring Palestinian-Israeli conflict is to implement the two-state solution, establish an independent State of Palestine and achieve peaceful coexistence between Palestine and Israel. While addressing a regular briefing, Wang Wenbin said China will continue to work relentlessly with the […]
China urges Israel to show restraint in Gaza, backs two-state solution for Palestine
- 15-May-2018
BEIJING: China on Tuesday called for restraint, “especially” from Israel, after 59 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces during clashes and protests along the Gaza border against the US embassy opening in Jerusalem. “China is seriously concerned about the large number of casualties caused by the violent conflict in the Gaza border,” foreign ministry spokesman […]
US shift on two-state solution irresponsible: Palestinians
- 15-Feb-2017
RAMALLAH: US President Donald Trump’s break with decades of support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is irresponsible and does not advance peace, a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday. “This does not make sense,” Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi told AFP. “This is not a responsible policy and […]
Abbas to UN: Israel destroying two-state solution hopes
- 22-Sep-2016
UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Israel's settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank was destroying any hope of a two-state solution.