The largely symbolic move has more to do with politics than supporting Palestinians’ right to self-determination.

As the UN vote to formally recognize the State of Palestine gets closer, pressure on Donald Trump is growing. He must decide, ...

President Emmanuel Macron says France will formally recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly.

The growing international coalition will formalize the recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 9. The movement ...

Statehood is a contested concept in international law and political theory. Definitions vary, but at its simplest, a state is ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September if the West Bank's governing body ...

A growing number of countries are pledging to recognize a Palestinian state, with more than 145 nations now joining the call ...

Some 144 of the UN’s 193 member states recognise Palestine as a state, including most of the global south but only a handful of the 27 European Union member countries do. #EuropeNews ...

“Recognition of a Palestinian state before the hostages are returned will be remembered throughout history as validating terrorism as a legitimate pathway to political goals,” it adds. “The essential ...

PM Keir Starmer emphasized that recognition would be conditional on progress toward a two-state solution and meaningful peace ...

Washington’s visa revocation was a message meant just as much for the Western leaders who’d planned on hailing Abbas at the U.N. as it was for those denied entry.The post ...

Recent pledges to recognize a Palestinian state have come in waves, with distinct domestic and diplomatic reasons for each country's decision.