Palestinian statehood

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
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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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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Hamas halts Gaza ceasefire talks until Israel frees 620 Palestinian prisoners [Getty]
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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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Ramallah in the Israeli occupied West Bank
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Labor Leader Anthony Albanese
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 Group of Palestinian children in Bureyc Camp raise the Palestinian flag over the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes
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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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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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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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