
Western powers recognise Palestinian state
The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar: Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal yesterday recognised the State of Palestine, a historic shift in decades of Western foreign polic...
Doha, Qatar: Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal yesterday recognised the State of Palestine, a historic shift in decades of Western foreign policy.
Other countries, including France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra, and San Marino, are expected to announce their re cognition of a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly today in New York.
Israel has come under huge international pressure over its war in Gaza, which has sparked a dire humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was formally recognising the State of Palestine "to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two-state solution". The UK and Canada became the first members of the Group of Seven advanced economies to take the step.
Canada "offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future", Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wrote on X.













