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Recognising Palestine: why now and what does it mean?

Sep 10, 2025 #AJStartHere #PalestinianStatehood #PalestinianState
The UK, France, Canada and Australia are among a new wave of countries planni
Sep 10, 2025 #AJStartHere #PalestinianStatehood #PalestinianState
The UK, France, Canada and Australia are among a new wave of countries planning to recognise Palestine as a state at this year’s UN General Assembly meeting. What does this actually mean? And what, if anything, does it change?

#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains

Chapters:
01:22 - How most countries in the world already recognise Palestine
01:45 - What’s the significance of this new wave of recognition?
01:57 - Why is this happening now?
04:23 - What does it mean for a country to recognise a state?
05:08 - Recognising Palestine, but with conditions attached
07:15 - What is the territory of Palestine that these countries are recognising?
08:20 - How Israel’s settlements and occupation undermine a Palestinian state
11:21 - Will the recognition of the State of Palestine lead to meaningful change for Palestinians?

This episode features:

Shibley Telhami | Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland

Diana Buttu | Palestinian Lawyer and Analyst

Michael Lynk | Professor Emeritus of Law, Western University & Former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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