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"Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly
meeting in September, joining the United Kingdom, Canada and France in taking
the historic step.
Recognising a Palestinian state is at one level symbolic – it signals a growing
global consensus behind the rights of Palestinians to have their own state. In
the short term, it won’t impact the situation on the ground in Gaza.
Practically speaking, the formation of a future Palestinian state consisting of
the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem is far more difficult to achieve.
The Israeli government has ruled out a two-state solution and reacted with fury
to the moves by the four G20 members to recognise Palestine. Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the decision “shameful”.
So, what are the political issues that need to be resolved before a Palestinian
state becomes a reality? And what is the point of recognition if it doesn’t
overcome these seemingly intractable obstacles?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
