Overview

• London, Ottawa and Canberra issued coordinated announcements on September 21 formally recognizing Palestinian statehood.
• President Emmanuel Macron says France will announce recognition on September 22 and stresses that recognizing governments back a demilitarized Palestinian state without Hamas in authority.
• Israel’s foreign ministry condemned the unilateral recognitions as harmful to peace and regionally destabilizing.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will oppose Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly in New York and plans to meet President Donald Trump after his address.
• Portugal’s foreign minister said his country will recognize Palestine, while reports indicate Germany and Italy will not join and the United States has rejected such moves.