The formal recognition of a Palestinian state by Britain, Canada, Australia, and Portugal marks a long-overdue step toward justice and peace. Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged that such recognition is essential to reviving hope in a two-state solution, while Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot rightly noted that this step was withheld for too long, enabling decades of land theft, colonization, and a horrific genocide.
More than 140 nations now recognize Palestine, and France is expected to follow. Yet Israel’s leadership remains defiant, vowing that a Palestinian state “will not happen” while continuing bombardments in Gaza that have already killed over 65,000, believed to be a gross undercount, people and displaced nearly half a million. Recent Israeli strikes have also killed children in Lebanon and dozens of journalists in Yemen.Global recognition of Palestine must be paired with accountability for Israel’s ongoing atrocities. Without justice, peace will remain an empty promise.
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