(2025-09-23). France leads slew of nations recognizing Palestinian state at UN conference. haaretz.com Macron announces recognition at opening of Saudi-French conference on the two-state solution, says France will open an embassy in Palestine only after the hostages are released ‚ñ Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas pledges reform ‚ñ Israel's ambassador to the UN: 'This is not a move for peace, but dangerous political theater'…
(2025-09-23). Special Report: 'The Time Has Come': France Recognizes Palestine as a State. passblue.com 
France and about 10 countries in the United Nations joined more than 140 other nations recognizing Palestine as a sovereign state in a symbolic diplomatic move aimed at pressuring Israel to end its war on Gaza. Yet, the formal recognition leaves major questions regarding the viability of a territory devastated by a nearly two-year war …
(2025-09-23). Thousands join pro-Palestinian demos in Italy. tribune.com.pk 
Tens of thousands of people protested on Monday across Italy as part of a day of action to "denounce the genocide in Gaza", with blockades, strikes and marches that descended into clashes with police in Milan. | The demonstrations came on the same day as France and other countries prepared to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, following recognition by the UK, Australia and Canada on Sunday. | Italy's hard-right government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said it will not recognise a Palestinian state for now. | In Rome, some 20,000 people gathered in front…
(2025-09-23). West Bank in sights as UK, Australia, Canada recognise Palestine. newarab.com 
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(2025-09-23). USA / United Kingdom : Solidarity following the designation of Palestinian organisations. fidh.org Human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, stand in solidarity with Palestinian organisations and human rights defenders worldwide who are working to uphold international law in the face of Israel's genocide and colonial apartheid against the Palestinian people. They condemn the sanctions imposed on (…) | – |
(2025-09-23). Australian Labor government "recognises" a Palestine it is helping to ethnically cleanse. wsws.org Prime Minister Albanese's remarks scarcely included a hint of criticism of Israel and covered over the genocide that is well underway.
(2025-09-22). What would it take for Singapore to recognise a Palestinian state? scmp.com Singapore will reconsider its position on recognising a Palestinian state if the situation continues to deteriorate, or if Israel takes further steps to extinguish a two-state solution, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has said. | Singapore has always supported a negotiated two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
(2025-09-22). Wave of Palestine recognition: A symbolic rupture wrapped in political interest. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Paris formally recognized the State of Palestine on Monday, a move unveiled in the context of the Franco-Saudi summit on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, and immediately folded into a wave of declarations from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal.
(2025-09-22). Barcelona focuses District 11-Cities of Palestine project. plenglish.com The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, spoke at the launch of the initiative at an event attended by his counterparts from Ramallah (Issa Kassis), Bethlehem (Maher N. Canawati), and Gaza City (Yahya Al-Sarraj), via video presentations. | The proposal is reminiscent of a similar one from 30 years ago, which was relevant in the reconstruction of Sarajevo. Now Barcelona wants to contribute to a peace policy, as Colboni pointed out. | The mayors of Ramallah and Bethlehem, both in the West Bank, and of the capital of the Gaza Strip, thanked Barcelona for its support and the creation of District 11. | According to th…
(2025-09-22). We Are Missing 680,000 Souls: Gaza, the Most Public Hidden Genocide. transcend.org 20 Sep 2025 – Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, has issued a severe denunciation: the real number of deaths in Gaza exceeds 680,000, more than ten times the officially reported figure.