French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, co-chairs of a conference on the two-state solution, on July 28, 2025, at the U.N. (Credit: AFP)
A few days after French President Emmanuel Macron announced on July 24 that France would recognize a Palestinian state, the United Kingdom, Canada and Portugal signaled they may follow suit.British and Canadian Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney said their countries could make the move during the United Nations General Assembly in September.Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro will consult with the president and Parliament regarding recognition, according to a statement from his office.The announcements came on the sidelines of a conference on implementing the two-state solution, held by France and Saudi Arabia at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 28 and 29.They unfold amid mounting pressure on Israel, as images of famine-stricken children in Gaza and Palestinians being shot while trying to access food aid have...
A few days after French President Emmanuel Macron announced on July 24 that France would recognize a Palestinian state, the United Kingdom, Canada and Portugal signaled they may follow suit.British and Canadian Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney said their countries could make the move during the United Nations General Assembly in September.Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro will consult with the president and Parliament regarding recognition, according to a statement from his office.The announcements came on the sidelines of a conference on implementing the two-state solution, held by France and Saudi Arabia at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 28 and 29.They unfold amid mounting pressure on Israel, as images of famine-stricken children in Gaza and Palestinians being shot while trying to access food aid have...
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