US EditionRecognition of Palestinian State Will ‘Create Problems,’ Says Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Israel might annex parts of the West Bank as a response to France's planned recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN, highlighting rising diplomatic tensions.
- On September 4, 2025, during an event in Quito, Ecuador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned that recognizing a Palestinian state could escalate tensions and lead to additional conflicts.
- Rubio criticized France and others for planned recognition, saying it may prompt Israel to annex the West Bank, escalating conflicts.
- He said the annexation discussions are ongoing but not final and linked the Palestinian Authority's elevation to Hamas emboldenment in Gaza.
- Rubio expressed that the outcome was entirely foreseeable and cautioned that acknowledging it would likely deepen divisions and complicate efforts to achieve a ceasefire.
- Rubio's remarks suggest recognition of a Palestinian state could intensify violence and complicate peace, with no simple resolution in sight.
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The recognition of a Palestinian state will create more problems. This is what US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday, according to the Reuters news agency. The US has told the...
Recognising Palestinian state to create more problems, jeopardise ceasefire efforts: US
Rubio says it may trigger new strikes, could harden conflict lines.Avoids comment on Israeli annexation plans, calls them not final.US Secretary of State makes these remarks during Ecuador visit.The United States...
He stressed that recognizing the Palestinian state would provoke reactions that would make efforts for a ceasefire even more difficult.
US has told other countries Palestinian recognition will create more problems-Rubio
QUITO (Reuters) -The United States has told other counties that recognition of a Palestinian state will cause more problems, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday."We told all these countries, we told them all, we said if you guys do this recognition stuff it's all fake, it's not even real, if you do it you're going to create problems," Rubio said from Quito, where he met with President Daniel Noboa and his Ecuadorean counterpart.
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