Palestinian statehood

Alternative plans exist other than the two-state solution - opinion

There are many former Israeli prime ministers, Palestinian advocates, and American presidents and officials who lack the imagination necessary to consider alternative plans to the two-state solution.

THEN-US ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a visit to Efrat, in Gush Etzion, in 2020. He has proposed Israeli annexation of Judea and Samaria as the biblical and practical path to peace, the writer states.
An Israeli Navy vessel arrives at Ashdod Port, in southern Israel, October 2, 2025

US sends $230m. to aid Hezbollah disarmament, Israeli navy intercepts Sumud flotilla

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025

Trump order considers attack on Qatar as US security threat, Hamas likely to reject Gaza peace plan

 US President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

Trump to push proposal for elusive Gaza peace in Netanyahu talks


EU leaders are letting politics, not reality, drive Palestinian state push - opinion

Even consider the establishment of any sovereign state in the biblical heartland of Israel is a delusional fantasy that will never ever come to pass.

President of France Emmanuel Macron speaks at a summit in July 2025.

Laura Loomer slams Jewish politicians for observing Rosh Hashanah during UNGA

Laura Loomer: “If you really care about something, you have to push your time off aside and you need to work.”

Laura Loomer arrives ahead of Donald Trump's debate with Democratic presidential nominee and Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024.

Forty-seven Democrats sign letter calling for US to recognize a Palestinian state

Rep. Ro Khanna led 47 Democrats in pressing Trump and Rubio to back Palestinian statehood, while others proposed an Arab League-led deal.

U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) walks ahead of a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025.

'Israel is trying to blow up the Middle East,' Russian FM Lavrov alleges at UNGA

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also accused Israel of attempting to bury “UN decisions on the creation of a Palestinian state.”

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference after addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 2025.

Israel at War Day 720: What's happening in Gaza, West Bank?

Tony Blair reportedly to take leadership role in Gaza • Iran says IAEA deal hinges on no hostile actions, including UN sanctions snapback • Trump says he had good talks with Netanyahu on Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2025

Outrage after UK, Canada, France website put consulate addresses in 'Palestine'

This move comes after Western countries recognized Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly.

View of the British consulate in Jerusalem, August 16, 2024.

Majority of Germans think Israel is committing genocide in Gaza - poll

The survey, which was conducted from September 17-18, found that 62% of all German voters believe that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

An IDF vehicle operating in Gaza, September 22, 2025.

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.

Mahmoud Abbas calls for 'release of hostages, prisoners on both sides' at UNGA

"We want a modern civilian state that is free of violence, weapons, and extremism, " Abbas said.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2024.

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.

The West's lesson to Hamas: Terror pays - editorial

To UN delegates who say recognition is about “reviving hope,” the answer is simple: tie hope to behavior.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, addresses delegates at the United Nations General Assembly before a vote on the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, September 12, 2025.