Latest news with #twostatesolution
Al Jazeera
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Why is Israel now facing pressure from some of its Western allies?
The Madrid Group has convened in Spain's capital for a fifth time, in a meeting attended by major European and Arab nations. Pressure on Israel this year has been ramped up, with Spain calling for an arms embargo on Israel and the imposition of sanctions on individuals who obstruct a two-state solution to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The United Kingdom has paused trade talks and sanctioned a number of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Canada and France have also threatened punitive measures. And the European Union – Israel's biggest trade partner – is reviewing its landmark Association Agreement covering trade and political dialogue. But after 20 months of Israel's destruction of Gaza, why is this happening now? And without changes on the ground for Palestinians, are these actions anything more than diplomatically symbolic? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Lynn Boylan – Member of European Parliament, and chair of the delegation of relations with Palestine Mouin Rabbani – Non-resident fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies Saul Takahashi – Former deputy head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in occupied Palestine
Arab News
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Saudi FM arrives in Madrid for talks on Gaza crisis and two-state solution conference
MADRID: Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Madrid on Saturday to take part in an expanded ministerial meeting convened by the committee formed during the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit on developments in the Gaza Strip, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The meeting, which includes representatives from the Madrid Group and several European nations, will address the latest developments in both Gaza and the West Bank, with a focus on efforts to halt the ongoing conflict and alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Discussions will also include preparations for a high-level international conference on the two-state solution, set to take place at the United Nations headquarters in New York this June. The upcoming conference will be co-chaired by the Kingdom and France.
Associated Press
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Readout - Prime Minister Carney meets with leaders on the margins of the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY, May 18, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the prime ministers of Australia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Croatia, as well as the presidents of Israel, Ireland, Paraguay, and Nigeria, on the margins of the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. The Prime Minister underscored his new government's mandate to diversify trade, build a stronger economy, and deepen commercial ties with partners. To that end, he welcomed partnership on shared priorities. During his conversation with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Carney reiterated the need for Hamas to release all hostages and stressed the imperative of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. He called for urgent, life-saving humanitarian aid to reach civilians and affirmed Canada's support for a two-state solution. The Prime Minister and the President agreed that Hamas must lay down its weapons and have no future role in the governance of Gaza. This document is also available at SOURCE Prime Minister's Office
