From Resistance to Intifada to Recognition: the Origins of an Independent Palestinian State – Podcast

Jewish Leaders in UK, Canada, Australia Urge Governments to Reconsider Palestinian State Recognition

Women hold up flags during a a pro-Palestinian rally in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, Oct. 15, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Lewis Jackson Jewish umbrella organizations in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have jointly expressed “grave concerns” over their governments’ plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly next week. In a joint statement, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the Board of Deputies of B…

From resistance to intifada to recognition: the origins of an independent Palestinian state – podcast

Rex Wholster via ShutterstockFrance, the UK and Canada are expected to become the first G7 countries to recognise the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in late September, where Australia will also announce its recognition. Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, will not be present as he is banned from travelling to New York for the event. The US decision to deny Abbas a visa mirrors what happened in late 1988 to Yass…