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Swiss National Council votes against recognizing Palestinian state

The council says recognition would run 'counter to Swiss neutrality.'

he Helvetia statue in front of a Swiss flag on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus)
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) walks ahead of a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025.

Forty-seven Democrats sign letter calling for US to recognize a Palestinian state

President of the anti-Houthi Southern Transitional Council Aidaros al-Zubaidi speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, September 24, 2025.

South Yemen would join Abraham Accords, says separatist leader Aidaros al-Zubaidi

France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he attends a joint statement with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz afte a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Chisinau, Moldova, August 27, 2025

Macron says Trump should stop Gaza war if he wants Nobel peace prize


Netanyahu says any future Palestinian state would be a platform to destroy Israel

Netanyahu described the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, where Hamas was in control, as evidence of what Palestinians would do with a state.

 (L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump seen near the White House (illustrative)

Israel can sanction UK lawmakers just as they sanctioned Israeli ministers - opinion

The main effect of targeting Israeli ministers will be to embolden Hamas and its fellow jihadists.

(L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

UN conference on Israel-Palestinian issue postponed following Iran attack

A Western diplomatic source in Riyadh said that the Saudi-French conference would be postponed partially due to the attacks on Iran.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. December 3, 2024.

Time to nix 'Palestine': Terrorists aren't entitled to a state - opinion

The one-dimensional, tunnel-vision demand for the two-state solution (2SS) is a recipe for continuing the conflict, not for resolving it.

 A demonstrator holds a placard as students from Columbia University protest outside offices of University Trustees, as part of ongoing protests in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2024

Palestinians ‘too battle-minded’: Gov. Shapiro’s college article prompts backlash

At 20 years old, Shapiro claimed: “Using history as precedent, peace between Arabs and Israelis is virtually impossible and will never come.”

 Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro speaks during the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, February 4, 2023.

Reconstructionist Judaism decides to support Palestinian statehood and Israel

The group said they support “Ending Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.”

Exterior view of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College campus in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing a Palestinian state sends powerful message, unlikely to impact trade - opinion

The real challenge lies not in the symbolic gestures but in navigating the pragmatic ties that sustain these relationships amid an ever-changing geopolitical arena.

 SPANISH FOREIGN Minister Jose Manuel Albares is flanked by Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (left) and Ireland’s Foreign Minister Micheal Martin at a news conference in Brussels, last month, on the occasion of recognizing a Palestinian state.

Why the son of the Hamas co-founder stands firmly with Israel - editorial

Yousef’s message is a clarion call for clarity and action. As he rightly pointed out, ignoring these threats only postpones an inevitable confrontation. 

 Museb Hassan Yousef, also known as the Green Prince, seen at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York on June 3, 2024

'Palestine depends on destruction of Israel,' says Green Prince at 'Post' Conference

Mossab Hassan Yousef, son of a Hamas co-founder, argues that Palestine’s existence depends on Israel's destruction and criticizes the Palestinian Authority's threat to Israel.

 Museb Hassan Yousef, also known as the Green Prince, seen at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York on June 3, 2024

Slovenian parliament recognizes independent Palestinian state

The SDS, the largest opposition party, argued it was not the right time to recognize an independent Palestinian state and that the move would only award the "terrorist organisation Hamas".

A man puts up the flag of Palestine as members of parliament applaud after the Slovenian parliament approved the recognition of an independent Palestinian state, in Lubljana, Slovenia June 4, 2024.