"When the headlines started dropping that Canada, then the United Kingdom, then Australia, then Portugal, then France had formally recognised Palestinian statehood, Palestinian reactions ranged from joy to dread that Israel would take this as a cue to target them more violently. More than 150 countries now recognise the State of Palestine. list of 3 itemsend of list Al Jazeera spoke to three Palestinians in and around Hebron in the occupied West Bank to ask them how they view the recent developments."
"He spoke of what he called the partial historical correction of Britain recognising the Palestinian state after it issued the Balfour Declaration a century ago and laid the foundation for the Nakba, or catastrophe, the mass Palestinian displacement during the establishment of Israel. He also believes that the recognitions undermine the Israeli narrative that denied the existence of a Palestinian people and increase Israel's political, economic and moral isolation as countries speak out against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza and land seizures."
Formal recognition of Palestinian statehood by Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Portugal, France and more than 150 countries has generated responses ranging from joy to fear of escalated Israeli violence. The recognitions are framed as a partial historical correction to Britain's Balfour Declaration and as a rebuttal to narratives that denied Palestinian nationhood. The recognitions are seen to challenge Israel directly and to increase Israel's political, economic and moral isolation as governments denounce the war in Gaza and land seizures. Inclusion of major European Security Council members marks a significant shift in Western positions that previously supported the Zionist project.
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