US EditionFrance and Saudis Vow to Keep up Momentum for 'Two-State Solution' to Israel-Palestinian Conflict
NEW YORK CITY, AUG 4 – The conference resulted in a seven-page New York Declaration endorsed by 160 U.N. members, with 125 supporting the two-state solution, aiming to revive peace efforts.
- Last week in New York, France and Saudi Arabia jointly led a prominent U.N. conference aimed at advancing the establishment of separate sovereign states for Israel and Palestine.
- The conference followed eight decades of conflict, recent Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, and years of frozen negotiations, with Israel and the U.S. boycotting the event.
- The meeting resulted in a seven-page New York Declaration that calls on Israel to endorse the establishment of a Palestinian state and urges Hamas to end its governance of Gaza and relinquish its weapons.
- French U.N. ambassador Jerome Bonnafont warned that refusing to acknowledge Israel's right to exist perpetuates ongoing conflict and highlighted the urgent necessity of a ceasefire in Gaza along with substantial humanitarian assistance for millions of Palestinians facing famine.
- Despite high hurdles and opposition from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, France and Saudi Arabia remain determined to maintain momentum and plan further events during the Sept. 23 General Assembly.
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France and Saudis vow to keep up momentum for 'two-state solution' to Israel-Palestinian conflict
After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel was back in the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia who spearheaded the effort are determined to keep up the momentum.
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