3 hours agoKnowing that shocks the Middle East, is Palestine ready for citizenship?
Periskopi(9 months ago)
(9 months ago)The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have joined countries that have officially recognised the Palestinian state in an effort to revive the solution of two states amid the bloody crisis in Gaza and the political blockade in the West Coast. In a statement made by British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, it was stressed that recognition [...]
In a statement made by British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, it was stressed that the recognition aims to keep the hope for peace alive and provide a boost to the creation of a Palestinian state alongside a safe Israel.
More than 150 countries had previously known Palestine, but the growth of Western countries is seen as an important political and diplomatic change.
Palestine It still does not meet all the criteria for citizenship under the 1933 Montevideo Convention, due to the lack of a defined territory and a functional government. Gaza has been destroyed by war, while the West Coast remains fragmented and under partial Israeli control.
The Palestinian leadership is divided between Hamas in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority in the West Coast. President Mahmoud Abbas has been in power since 2005, without new elections, while popular figure Marwan Barghout remains in the Israeli prison since 2002, broadcasts tch.
Israel, under Benjamin Netanyah's leadership, opposes any form of Palestinian citizenship and is implementing policies that reinforce territorial division. Meanwhile, the US and Arab allies are discussing various scenarios for the reconstruction and self-government of Gaza, without including Hamas.
As the international recognition of Palestine grows, uncertainty about its borders, leadership and future remain deeply unresolved. For many Palestinians, more urgent than citizenship is the ban on murder and violence that is destroying people and their country. /Periscope/
