"A wave of recognition from Western countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada means that 157 countries now recognise a Palestinian state. The latest countries to recognise Palestine include strong allies of Israel who have tried to frame the recognition as an attempt to keep alive the idea of a two-state solution, which envisions a Palestinian state alongside Israel."
"In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East, we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution, Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, said in a statement. That means a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state. At the moment, we have neither. While diplomatically the recognition of Palestine is a major step forward, on a practical level, it does little to bring the possibility of statehood any closer."
One hundred fifty-seven UN member states now recognise a Palestinian state, including recent recognitions from Western countries such as France, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Many recognitions were framed as efforts to preserve the two-state solution and the vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Political leaders described the aim of a secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state, but current reality lacks both. Israel has increased settlement construction in the occupied West Bank and has publicly rejected allowing a Palestinian state. International law often cites the 1933 Montevideo Convention, which requires defined borders, a government, capacity for foreign relations and a permanent population.
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