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Some UK lawyers say Palestine doesn’t meet the legal definition of a state under the Montevideo Convention — but is that being used as a loophole to block recognition?

When occupation prevents a people from “qualifying,” maybe recognition is what they need to begin rebuilding.

Read the full piece now on Vox Political.

#Palestine #Statehood #MontevideoConvention #Gaza #InternationalLaw #UKPolitics #TwoStateSolution #KeirStarmer #Occupation #MiddleEast
voxpoliticalonline.com/?p=9948

In 2024, Labour promised to recognise the State of Palestine because it was “not in the gift of any neighbour.”

So why is Keir Starmer now making it conditional on Israel’s behaviour?

Netanyahu didn’t change. Starmer did.

This is about justice — and political honesty.

#Palestine #LabourManifesto #Gaza #TwoStateSolution #UKPolitics #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/?p=9945

Vox Political · Israeli prime minister demands support for racist apartheid lawBy Mike Sivier

#Trump on Thursday said it would be “very hard” to make a #trade deal with #Canada after it said it may recognize #Palestine as a state. It was Trump’s latest threat against an #ally on the eve of his Friday deadline for countries to agree to trade deals with the #UnitedStates or face #tariffs of up to 50%.

#PalestinianState #TwoStateSolution #geopolitics #economy
nytimes.com/2025/07/31/us/poli

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada had said on Wednesday that Canada would recognize Palestine as a state if the Palestinian Authority commits to certain conditions.
The New York Times · Ahead of Trade Deadline, Trump Threatens Canada for Backing Palestinian StateBy Francesca Regalado

Trying to confirm if this report is accurate as it's the only report I can find about the UN members meeting.
#FreePalestine
"#France on Tuesday failed in its attempt to rally all participants at the #UN Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of #Palestine and the Implementation of the #TwoStateSolution in New York to call on countries to recognize a Palestinian state."
jpost.com/international/articl

The Jerusalem Post | JPost.comFrance fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN | The Jerusalem PostThe UN Conference on The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was held in New York behind closed doors on Tuesday.