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| Italy will not recognize Palestinian state, move could be counterproductive, ditto Australia |
| 2025-07-27 |
Responding to this story from yesterday. [IsraelTimes] Like UK’s Starmer, Italian PM says Rome won’t follow Macron’s lead, supports Palestinian statehood but will only recognize once it has been establishedItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday that recognizing a Palestinian state before it is established could be counterproductive. “I am very much in favor of the State of Palestine, but I am not in favor of recognizing it prior to establishing it,” Meloni told Italian daily La Repubblica. “If something that doesn’t exist is recognized on paper, the problem could appear to be solved when it isn’t,” Meloni added. France’s announced decision to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September drew condemnation from Israel and the United States, amid the war in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. According to sources familiar with the matter, Israel’s warnings to France have ranged from scaling back intelligence sharing to complicating Paris’ regional initiatives — with several ministers urging the annexation of the West Bank. France, home to Europe’s largest Jewish and Muslim communities, will become the first major Western country to recognize a Palestinian state, potentially giving greater momentum to a movement so far dominated by smaller nations that are generally more critical of Israel. On Friday, Italian Foreign Minister Antoni Tajani said recognition of a Palestinian state must occur simultaneously with recognition of Israel by the new Palestinian entity. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday that recognizing Palestinian statehood should be part of a wider plan for lasting security for Palestinians and Israelis. A German government spokesperson also said on Friday that Berlin was not planning to recognize a Palestinian state in the short term, adding that its priority now is to make “long-overdue progress” toward a two-state solution. Australian PM: Israel clearly in breach of international law; we won’t imminently recognize Palestinian state [IsraelTimes] In an interview with public broadcaster ABC, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Canberra doesn’t plan to “imminently” recognize a Palestinian state, as France has said it will do. “You need to recognize a Palestinian state as part of moving forward. How do you exclude Hamas from any involvement there? How do you ensure that a Palestinian state operates in an appropriate way which does not threaten the existence of Israel?” he stresses. “And so we won’t do any decision as a gesture, we will do it as a way forward if the circumstances are met,” he continues. “Is the time right now? Are we about to imminently do that? No, we are not… But we will engage constructively.” Frustration, domestic anger drove Macron to go it alone on Palestine recognition |
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| #3 "Two states" is it ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-07-27 14:04 |
| #2 France backs up: Responding to Israeli reprimand, French embassy expresses support for ‘democratic, demilitarized Palestinian state’ [IsraelTimes] After France’s deputy ambassador was summoned for a reprimand, France’s embassy says that Paris’s intention to recognize a state of Palestine is “consistent with France’s long-standing position based on a two-state solution, living side by side in peace and security.” “It expresses France’s desire to advance the process without further delay, in light of the unjustifiable humanitarian situation in Gaza, and the unacceptable escalation of violence, settlement expansion and annexation threats in the West Bank,” says the embassy. The French statement adds that the aim is to “leverage the decision regarding sovereignty to initiate a process that will lead to a clear and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism, with no ambiguity regarding the massacre carried out by Hamas on October 7, 2023, paving the way for the complete disarmament of Hamas, and the establishment of a democratic, demilitarized Palestinian state that implements the commitments it has undertaken regarding internal reforms and the fight against radicalization.” France adds that Israel will always be a “top-tier partner,” and that dialogue on key international issues, especially Iran, will continue. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-07-27 14:00 |
| #1 Macron and Candace Deserve Each Other |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-07-27 04:51 |