{"id":19933,"date":"2025-09-21T15:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=19933"},"modified":"2025-09-21T15:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:05:08","slug":"uk-canada-and-australia-formally-recognise-palestinian-statehood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=19933","title":{"rendered":"UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian statehood"},"content":{"rendered":"
Canada and Australia joined the UK in recognizing a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.<\/p>\n

Britain said on Sunday it was recognising a Palestinian state after Israel failed to meet conditions including a ceasefire in the nearly two-year-old Gaza war.<\/p>\n

“Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two-state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on X.<\/p>\n

London’s step aligns it with more than 140 other nations but will irk both Israel and its main ally the United States.<\/p>\n

The decision carries symbolic weight as Britain played a major role in Israel’s creation as a modern nation in the aftermath of World War Two and has long been its ally.<\/p>\n

Canada and Australia also recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday and other countries are expected to do so this week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n

In a move that put Starmer at odds with US President Donald Trump, Britain had issued Israel with an ultimatum in July saying it would recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel took steps to end the “appalling situation” in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission in London, called the decision a “long-overdue recognition” that “is not about Palestine, but about Britain’s fulfilment of a solemn responsibility”.<\/p>\n

“It marks an irreversible step towards justice, peace, and the correction of historic wrongs,” he added in a statement.<\/p>\n

Starmer had said in July that Britain would recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel reached a ceasefire with Hamas militants, let more aid into Gaza, made clear there would be no annexation of the West Bank, and committed to a peace process delivering a two-state solution.<\/p>\n

“Since that announcement in July, in fact, with the attack on Qatar, a ceasefire at this point lays in tatters, and the prospects are bleak,” Lammy said, noting Israel had also moved forward with a settlement plan.<\/p>\n

Starmer has been under pressure from many of his own lawmakers, angry at the rising death toll in Gaza and images of starving children.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s historic involvement <\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this month there will never, opens new tab be a Palestinian state and has accused countries that recognise a Palestinian state of rewarding “Hamas’s monstrous terrorism<\/p>\n

Londoners voiced mixed reactions.<\/p>\n

“A whole lot needs to happen and peace needs to come to that region,” said 56-year-old charity director Michael Angus. “This is the first step in actually acknowledging that those people have a right to have somewhere to call home.”<\/p>\n

Retiree Stephen, who declined to give his last name, said the government “probably means well” but argued the move was misguided: “They are sort of abandoning Israel… and with Hamas, (they) are almost sort of supporting them.”<\/p>\n

Lammy previously said Britain has a historic responsibility to facilitate a two-state solution, dating back to the 1917 Balfour Declaration which pledged that the creation of a Jewish state would not infringe on Arab rights.<\/p>\n

British troops captured Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire in 1917, and in 1922 the League of Nations awarded Britain an international mandate to administer Palestine during the post-war deal-making that redrew the map of the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Canada offers hand for peaceful future <\/p>\n

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday announced that his country officially recognized the state of Palestine, pledging partnership to build peace between Palestine and Israel.<\/p>\n

“Canada recognises the State of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel,” Carney wrote on the US social media company X ahead of the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n

Carney said Canada’s recognition comes “as part of a co-ordinated international effort to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution.”<\/p>\n

“Since 1947, it has been the policy of every Canadian government to support a two-state solution for lasting peace in the Middle East,” he said.<\/p>\n

Carney said it is “imperative” that Hamas “release all hostages, fully disarm, and play no role in the future governance of Palestine.”<\/p>\n

He also criticized Israeli actions, saying the current Israeli government is “working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state.”<\/p>\n

“It has pursued an unrelenting policy of settlement expansion in the West Bank, which is illegal under international law,” Carney said while underlining Israel’s continuing attacks in Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our international partners, Canada supports the development of a credible peace plan, democratic governance and clear security arrangements for Palestine, and the sustained, large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid into and throughout Gaza,” he said.<\/p>\n

At least 65,283 Palestinians have been killed in Israel\u2019s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the enclave\u2019s Health Ministry said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The announcement follows Canada’s earlier declaration of intent to recognize Palestine during the 80th UN General Assembly session in September 2025.<\/p>\n

The UN General Assembly in New York starts on Tuesday and lasts through Sept. 29.<\/p>\n

Canada previously said it “recognizes the Palestinian right to self-determination and supports the creation of a sovereign, independent, viable, democratic, and territorially contiguous Palestinian state.”<\/p>\n

Previously, France, Luxembourg, and Malta announced similar plans to recognize Palestine at the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n

Australia recognized Palestine statehood<\/p>\n

Australia on Sunday formally recognized the statehood of Palestine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEffective today, Sunday the 21st of September 2025, the Commonwealth of Australia formally recognizes the independent and sovereign State of Palestine,\u201d Albanese said in a statement shared on US social media company X.<\/p>\n

Albanese said that with this move, Australia \u201crecognizes the legitimate and long held aspirations of the people of Palestine to a state of their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canberra\u2019s recognition of Palestine comes alongside the decision of Canada and the United Kingdom, Albanese said, adding that it is part of a \u201cco-ordinated international effort to build new momentum for a two-state solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recognition of an independent state of Palestine comes as Israeli genocidal war in Gaza has killed over 65,200 Palestinians, most of them women and children since Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n

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