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Western Powers Recognize Palestinian State as West Bank Rallies and UK Poll Shows Doubt

Israel and the United States oppose the recognitions.

CORRECTS ID: Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour arrives inside the General Assembly Hall, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Displaced Palestinians walks through a tent camp in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza Strip as they walk carrying their belongings along the coastal road, near Wadi Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians chant national slogans and carry posters with pictures of President Mahmoud Abbas and read "you kept your promise," during a rally in support for Gaza and celebrating the latest western nations recognitions of the Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meetings, in the West Bank city of Ramallah Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Overview

  • France, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco announced or confirmed recognition on Monday following moves by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal a day earlier.
  • Crowds gathered in Ramallah and Tulkarem to celebrate, with Fatah and Palestinian Authority figures attending and calling the recognitions a first step.
  • Palestinians interviewed in Gaza and the West Bank voiced skepticism, stressing the need for a ceasefire, hostage releases and aid instead of diplomatic gestures alone.
  • A YouGov poll reported that 62% of Britons believe recognition will make no difference or reduce the chances of ending the Gaza conflict, with 50% calling it largely symbolic and views split along party lines.
  • Israeli officials reject statehood recognition as rewarding Hamas, and coverage notes the move does not change conditions on the ground as fighting and humanitarian suffering continue.