Ireland, Spain and Norway recognised a Palestinian state last year, and there has been an increasing consensus that recognition should come unilaterally as a means of pressuring Israel to change tack.

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ESTRIN: More than three-quarters of U.N. countries already recognize Palestine. During the Gaza war, nine countries joined that list, including Spain, Norway and Ireland.

Eric Lee/The New York Times France and other countries are weighing whether to recognize an independent Palestinian state, a step already taken by Norway, Ireland and Spain.

A United Nations conference on the two-state solution, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France, was supposed to kick off on Tuesday, but it has been postponed because of the war between Iran and Israel.

Canada hasn't explained the rationale that led it to vote against Israel at the UN last week on a motion it had previously ...

Western governments are providing military, political, and economic support to Israel's current government, which is causing devastation in Gaza. Jewish communities in the West should be disturbed by ...

Starmer resists recognising Palestinian state as unions’ demand deepens Labour split - Exclusive: The Independent has seen a communique between the TUC and the French and Canadian union umbrella ...

Ammon News - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated has affirmed that France is "determined to recognize the State ...

France reaffirmed its intent to recognize Palestine, condemning Israel's deadly actions against aid seekers in Gaza. Egypt ...

France is leading the effort.Opposition to the war in Gaza has fueled a new diplomatic approach. France is leading an effort to support the formal recognition of a Palestinian state. It’s a ...

France is leading an effort to support the formal recognition of a Palestinian state. It’s a significant step major Western countries were reluctant to take until the devastation caused by the war.