Palestinian statehood

A picture shows a view of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank, on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem, August 4, 2022.
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Israel advances E1 settlement plan to 'bury' Palestinian state

The E1 settlement project would cut the occupied West Bank in half, making the formation of a Palestinian state on contiguous territory all but impossible.

The New Arab Staff
07 January, 2026
Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Presidential Palace where he is due to meet with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on November 30, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Pope Leo: Palestinian state 'only solution' to Israeli conflict

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 November, 2025
13 members of the UN security council voted for the text with Russia and China abstaining
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UN Security Council votes for international force for Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 November, 2025
Netanyahu says Israel will always oppose a Palestinian state
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Netanyahu says opposition to Palestinian state unchanged

The New Arab Staff
16 November, 2025
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Most Americans support US recognition of Palestinian state: poll

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 October, 2025
Palestinian Presidential Special Envoy and former Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh meets with journalists at the UN Office in Geneva, on 15 October 2025.
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Palestinian officials tour Europe to boost state recognition

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 October, 2025
The 'sideshow' of statehood does nothing to stop Gaza's genocide
Two years of Gaza genocide
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The 'sideshow' of statehood does nothing to stop Gaza's genocide

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Richard Silverstein

06 October, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks to Great Manchester Police officers as they visit the scene outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on October 3, 2025. (Photo by PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Israeli officials tie Manchester attack to Palestine recognition

The New Arab Staff
03 October, 2025
Palestine: A Different Lens in the Debate Over Recognition
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Recognition of Palestine statehood: Antidote to Trump Gaza plan?

Leila Sansour

Leila Sansour

01 October, 2025
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) questions witnesses during a roundtable on Supreme Court ethics hosted by House Oversight Committee Democrats, Washington, DC, June 11, 2024. (Photo by ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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US House Democrats call on Trump, Rubio to recognise Palestine

The New Arab Staff
26 September, 2025
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States, on September 24, 2025. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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World recognising Gaza war is actually a genocide: Brazil's Lula

The New Arab Staff
25 September, 2025
Hamas halts Gaza ceasefire talks until Israel frees 620 Palestinian prisoners [Getty]
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Egypt training Palestinian security forces for post-war Gaza

The New Arab Staff
25 September, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the "Climate Summit 2025" on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron
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Macron warns Israel against closing France's Jerusalem consulate

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 September, 2025
Irish foreign minister Simon Harris called for further action to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza [Getty]
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Ireland's FM: Recognition of Palestine must lead to real change

The New Arab Staff
24 September, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at UN Headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City
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Trump rejects Palestinian statehood in rambling UN speech

The New Arab Staff
23 September, 2025
Ramallah in the Israeli occupied West Bank
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Palestinians rally in West Bank to celebrate statehood backing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 September, 2025
Labor Leader Anthony Albanese
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Australia PM cites killed aid worker in speech on Palestine

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 September, 2025
Group of Palestinian children in Bureyc Camp raise the Palestinian flag over the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes
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Israel escalates Gaza assault as death toll reaches 36

The New Arab Staff
23 September, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron makes a speech during a high-level international conference at United Nations Headquarters focused on resolving the Palestine issue and advancing a two-state solution on September 22, 2025 in New York, United States.
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France recognises Palestinian state at landmark UN summit

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 September, 2025
An employee places the Palestinian flag along side the French Flag, the flag of Lyon, and the European Union flag, over the entrance of the Lyon City Hall
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French town halls defy warning to fly Palestinian flags

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 September, 2025
The flag of Palestine flies outside the Palestine Mission to the UK following the flag-raising ceremony to mark UK's recognition of a Palestinian State on September 22, 2025 in London, England.
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Palestine flag raised at London embassy after UK recognition

The New Arab Staff
22 September, 2025