Palestinian statehood

Luxembourg will recognize a Palestinian state with France, UK at UNGA

Prime Minister Luc Frieden and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel reportedly told a parliamentary commission that they would recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly.

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden poses for a photo with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025.
Blasts heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

The Middle East's 'week of chaos' may have lasting regional ramifications - analysis

United Nations Security Council holds a session following Israel's security cabinet's decision to take control of Gaza City, August 10, 2025.

Germany to back France-led two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict, Bloomberg News reports

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand addresses the media at a press conference after a meeting with foreign ministers from Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland at the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia in Espoo, Finland August 19, 2025.

Canada is evaluating ties with Israel after Qatar attack, foreign minister says


Palestinian statehood push undermined US efforts to release Israeli-held funds, envoy says

When asked whether the Palestinian funds that Israel had blocked from transferring would remain on hold indefinitely, Ambassador Mike Huckabee said that everything was “frozen in place”.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in coversation with The Jerusalem Post.

Why Netanyahu doesn’t want Macron in Israel - opinion

Netanyahu needs to present the war in Gaza as existential, but Macron's vision presents an alternative path.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. Netanyahu reportedly has told Macron that he is not currently welcome in Israel.

Israel considers shutting French consulate in Jerusalem, Paris threatens response - report

Israel's threat to shut France's Jerusalem consulate sparks warnings from Paris, raising tensions ahead of potential recognition of Palestinian statehood.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. Netanyahu reportedly has told Macron that he is not currently welcome in Israel.

When terror pays: Global recognition of Palestinian state rewards violence - editorial

As blood is spilled on Jerusalem’s streets, the international community rushes toward a predetermined outcome that ignores these harsh realities.

Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot junction, near the entrance to Jerusalem, September 8, 2025.

Ignored complexities: ‘Palestine’ as a many-sided peril for Israel - opinion

A Palestinian state would affect the constantly changing balance of power between Israel and its adversaries, both state and substate (terrorist group) foes.

PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER Ishaq Dar speaks at the UN in July. Among already nuclear state foes, Israel’s most plausible adversary would be North Korea or Pakistan acting as an Iranian surrogate, says the writer.

'Intolerable situation in Gaza,' UK PM Starmer discusses with PA President Abbas in London

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met PA President Mahmoud Abbas, backing Palestinian statehood at the UN while stressing the need for a Gaza ceasefire, hostages' release, and no role for Hamas.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 8, 2025.

Denmark: We are not ready to recognize Palestine, Israel does not have recognition veto

"Establishment of a Palestinian state would put Israel's security in jeopardy," FM Gideon Sa'ar told his Danish counterpart in Jerusalem.

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen meets with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem, September 7, 2025

France’s dismal colonial history puts it in no position to lecture Israel over Gaza - opinion

Even today, France clings doggedly to its overseas possessions, such as its Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia. It has employed a variety of measures to ensure its hold over these islands.

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron: Paris claims that any suggestion that its plans to recognize a Palestinian state explain a rise in antisemitic violence is ‘erroneous’ and ‘abject,’ the writer notes.

My Word: Mideast statements and declarations of intent

Why is it that only when it comes to Israel do foreign politicians and bodies routinely decide what can be built where?

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich walks to attend a press conference last month, announcing the approval of the long-frozen E1 building plans near Ma’aleh Adumim.

Would recognizing Palestine create a functioning Palestinian state? - analysis

With the war, and with no consensus on land, population, or leadership, the path to a real Palestinian state anytime soon remains blocked. Declarations will not change this reality.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Annexation, Gaza, and the UNGA: Israel faces a month of fateful choices

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: From annexation maps to Gaza operations, September could prove a turning point for Israel as the UN, Europe, and Arab states raise the stakes.

THIS MONTH is shaping up to be more consequential than most for the Jewish state, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calibrating not only what steps Israel might take, but when to take them.