Overview

• Prime ministers Keir Starmer, Mark Carney and Anthony Albanese issued coordinated statements on September 21 formalizing recognition of Palestine.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned the move as destabilizing, arguing it does not advance peace and urging pressure on Hamas to release hostages and disarm.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the recognitions as dangerous, said he will argue against a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, and announced a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
• On September 12, the UN General Assembly backed the New York Declaration by 142–10, endorsing principles for an independent Palestinian state without Hamas participation and calling for hostage releases and disarmament steps.
• Politico reported that President Emmanuel Macron is rallying further recognitions, with France and others discussed for later this month, though Germany and Italy are not expected to join.