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The 109-Year-Old Pact That Looms Over European Moves to Recognize a Palestinian State
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to have ...
Canada joins France and UK in planning to recognize Palestinian state as gulf with US and key allies grows
Canada has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September as international ...
US frustrated by France and UK giving ‘hope’ to Hamas with Palestinian state recognition
The Department of State said the decision to recognize a Palestinian state gives "false hope" to terrorists and denigrates ...
Britain and France Have Pledged to Recognize a Palestinian State. What Would It Mean?
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
France calls on the EU to pressure Israel to come to the table on Palestinian two-state solution
France is calling on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
Western nations want a Palestinian state. But Arab nations keep their distance. | Opinion
When Hamas' calls to destroy Israel and slaughter its citizens are rationalized as 'resistance,' something fundamental is ...
Western countries speak of a future Palestinian state as the nightmare unfolding in Gaza worsens
A future Palestinian state led by political rivals of Hamas who accept Israel and help it suppress the militant group would ...
A viable Palestinian state remains far off, despite growing international clamor
The latest moves by US allies France, Britain and Canada – while in many ways largely symbolic – have left Washington ...