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India Today
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- India Today
UN conference backs two-state solution, urges Israel to commit to Palestinian state
High-level representatives at a UN conference on Tuesday urged Israel to commit to a Palestinian state and gave 'unwavering support' to a two-state solution, signalling widespread international determination to end one of the world's longest 'New York Declaration' sets out a phased plan to end the nearly eight-decade conflict and the ongoing war in Gaza. The plan would culminate with an independent, demilitarised Palestine living side by side peacefully with Israel, and the nation's eventual integration into the wider Mideast two-day meeting, which ends Tuesday, is taking place amid the latest reports that starvation and famine are taking place in Gaza, and growing global outrage at Palestinians not getting food due to Israeli policies and practices – which Israel REJECTS THE NOTION OF TWO STATES Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a two-state solution and has rejected the meeting on both nationalistic and security grounds. Its close ally, the United States, is also boycotting, calling the meeting 'unproductive and ill-timed.'The conference, which was postponed from June and downgraded from world leaders to ministers, for the first time established eight high-level working groups to examine and make proposals on wide-ranging topics related to a two-state declaration's plan says conference co-chairs France and Saudi Arabia, the European Union and Arab League, and 15 countries that led the working groups agreed 'to take collective action to end the war in Gaza.'Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan urged the rest of the 193 UN member nations 'to support this document' before the start of the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly in declaration condemns 'the attacks committed by Hamas against civilians' in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. It marks a first condemnation by Arab nations of Hamas, whose attacks killed about 1,200, mainly Israeli civilians, and whose militants took about 250 people hostage. Some 50 are still being declaration condemns Israeli attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza and its 'siege and starvation, which have produced a devastating humanitarian catastrophe and protection crisis.' Israel's ongoing offensive against Hamas has killed over 60,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and WOULD GIVE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY GOVERNING POWERThe conference plan envisions the Palestinian Authority governing and controlling all Palestinian territory, with a transitional administrative committee immediately established under its umbrella after a ceasefire in also supports deployment of 'a temporary international stabilisation mission' operating under UN auspices to protect Palestinian civilians, support the transfer of security to the Palestinian Authority and provide security guarantees for Palestine and Israel — 'including monitoring of the ceasefire and of a future peace agreement.'advertisementThe declaration calls for countries to recognise the state of Palestine, calling this 'an essential and indispensable component of the achievement of the two-state solution.' Without naming Israel but clearly referring to it, the document says 'illegal unilateral actions are posing an existential threat to the realisation of the independent state of Palestine.'French President Emmanuel Macron announced ahead of the meeting that his country will recognise the state of Palestine at the General Assembly's meeting of world leaders in late September. The French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday pushed back on Israeli claims that recognition of Palestine would 'reward' Hamas, saying that 'on the contrary, it has contributed to isolating Hamas.'United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that Britain would recognise the state of Palestine ahead of September's high-level meeting, but would refrain if Israel agrees to a ceasefire and long-term peace process in the next eight weeks. The countries are now the biggest Western powers and the only two members of the Group of Seven major industrialised nations to make such a pledge.- EndsMust Watch
Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
UN conference backs two-state solution, calls on Israel to commit to a Palestinian state
High-level representatives at a UN conference on Tuesday urged Israel to commit to a Palestinian state and gave 'unwavering support' to a two-state solution, signaling widespread international determination to end one of the world's longest conflicts. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, (L) and French foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, (C) chair a conference on Palestine and a two-state solution at the UN on July 29, 2025 in New York City.(Getty Images via AFP) The 'New York Declaration' sets out a phased plan to end the nearly eight-decade conflict and the ongoing war in Gaza. The plan would culminate with an independent, demilitarized Palestine living side by side peacefully with Israel, and the nation's eventual integration into the wider Mideast region. The two-day meeting, which ends Tuesday, is taking place amid the latest reports that starvation and famine are taking place in Gaza, and growing global outrage at Palestinians not getting food due to Israeli policies and practices – which Israel denies. Israel rejects the notion of two states Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a two-state solution and has rejected the meeting on both nationalistic and security grounds. Its close ally, the United States, is also boycotting, calling the meeting 'unproductive and ill-timed.' The conference, which was postponed from June and downgraded from world leaders to ministers, for the first time established eight high-level working groups to examine and make proposals on wide-ranging topics related to a two-state solution. The declaration's plan says conference co-chairs France and Saudi Arabia, the European Union and Arab League, and 15 countries that led the working groups agreed 'to take collective action to end the war in Gaza.' Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan urged the rest of the 193 UN member nations 'to support this document' before the start of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in mid-September. The declaration condemns 'the attacks committed by Hamas against civilians' in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. It marks a first condemnation by Arab nations of Hamas, whose attacks killed about 1,200, mainly Israeli civilians, and whose militants took about 250 people hostage. Some 50 are still being held. The declaration condemns Israeli attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza and its 'siege and starvation, which have produced a devastating humanitarian catastrophe and protection crisis.' Israel's ongoing offensive against Hamas has killed over 60,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants. Plan would give Palestinian Authority governing power The conference plan envisions the Palestinian Authority governing and controlling all Palestinian territory, with a transitional administrative committee immediately established under its umbrella after a ceasefire in Gaza. It also supports deployment of 'a temporary international stabilization mission' operating under UN auspices to protect Palestinian civilians, support the transfer of security to the Palestinian Authority and provide security guarantees for Palestine and Israel — 'including monitoring of the ceasefire and of a future peace agreement.' The declaration calls for countries to recognize the state of Palestine, calling this 'an essential and indispensable component of the achievement of the two-state solution.' Without naming Israel but clearly referring to it, the document says 'illegal unilateral actions are posing an existential threat to the realization of the independent state of Palestine.' French President Emmanuel Macron announced ahead of the meeting that his country will recognize the state of Palestine at the General Assembly's meeting of world leaders in late September. The French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday pushed back on Israeli claims that recognition of Palestine would 'reward' Hamas, saying that 'on the contrary, it has contributed to isolating Hamas.' United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that Britain would recognize the state of Palestine ahead of September's high-level meeting, but would refrain if Israel agrees to a ceasefire and long-term peace process in the next eight weeks. The countries are now the biggest Western powers and the only two members of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations to make such a pledge.
Hindustan Times
3 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
UK says will recognise Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to ceasefire
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that the country will recognise the State of Palestine formally in September, unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes other steps to improve humanitarian conditions there, including allowing the United Nations to bring in aid. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer also discussed Gaza's situation with the United States President Donald Trump on Monday.(REUTERS) 'The UK will recognise the state of Palestine by the United Nations General Assembly in September, unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire, and commit to a long-term sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a two-state solution, and this includes allowing the UN to restart the supply of aid and making clear that there will be no annexations in the West Bank' Starmer said. Talking about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, he said that babies there are starving because of a 'catastrophic failure of aid'. 'The suffering must end,' he said. Starmer also discussed Gaza's situation with the United States President Donald Trump on Monday and added that aid from the UK was airdropped in Gaza on Tuesday. Also read: Gaza death toll crosses 60,000, says health ministry as war rages on 'We are supporting the US, Egyptian, and Qatari efforts to secure a vital ceasefire,' Starmer said. However, Trump said on Tuesday while leaving for the US that the two leaders did not discuss the UK formally recognising Palestinian state, reported Associated Press. The UK Prime Minister also asked Hamas to release Israeli hostages and disarm. "They must immediately release all of the hostages, sign up to a ceasefire, disarm and accept that they will play no part in the government of Gaza," he said. Israel rejects UK's move Israel has rejected United Kingdom's move to recognise the Palestinian state in September, saying "constitutes a reward for Hamas and harms efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza". 'Israel rejects the statement by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The shift in the British government's position at this time, following the French move and internal political pressures, constitutes a reward for Hamas and harms efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a framework for the release of hostages,' Israel's foreign ministry said in a post on X. Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron also announced that the country will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September. "True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognise the State of Palestine. I will make a formal announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in September," the French head of state wrote on X and Instagram. (With AFP inputs)
