Shorouk Express Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin welcomed the declarations to recognize a Palestinian state. “It is a move bringing us closer to sovereignty and independence,” Shahin told reporters in Ramallah. “It might not end the war tomorrow, but it’s a move forward, which we need to build on and amplify,” she said, referring…
Shorouk Express Stepping up before meetings kick off in New York would allow Downing Street to gain extra credit with Labour MPs and party members, who lean toward supporting the Palestinian cause, while maintaining solidarity with the other nations expected to make a commitment at the France-led summit. Emily Thornberry, the Labour MP who chairs…
Shorouk Express “Today, most of the Jewish public is against the Palestinian state for the simple reason that they know it won’t bring peace, it will bring war,” he said. “To have European countries and Australia march into that rabbit hole … is disappointing, and I think it’s actually shameful,” Netanyahu said. “But it’s not…
Shorouk Express The decision comes shortly after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would convene an “emergency call” with the country’s E3 partners — France, Germany and Italy — on Friday to “discuss what we can do urgently to stop the killing and get people the food they desperately need.” In a furious response…
Shorouk Express In April, Macron said that time had come to “move toward recognition” and participate in a collective process in which both Israel and a Palestinian state were recognized. But that never happened. Now, with the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip deepening, formally recognizing a Palestinian state would look more like a reprimand,…
