Is Israel becoming isolated as more countries indicate recognition of Palestine amid ongoing atrocities?

[Cricket Warrior]

There’s a big shift happening around the world, more and more countries are now moving toward officially recognizing Palestine as a state. Countries like France, the UK, and Malta are either making plans or setting conditions to do it soon. It feels like momentum is building again for the two-state solution.

This change is coming as Israel continues its military operations in Gaza, which a lot of people and groups are calling out as atrocities. The scale of destruction and loss of innocent lives has sparked outrage globally, and public pressure is pushing governments to rethink their positions.

With all this happening the big question is, is Israel starting to lose support from the Western world? Could it become more isolated on the global stage? And what does this all mean for peace in the region moving forward?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Canada follows France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September, becoming the third G7 nation to make such an announcement in recent days.

Carney said such a move would depend on democratic reforms, including the Palestinian Authority holding elections next year without Hamas.

His remarks come a day after the UK announced it would recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire and other conditions and a week after France made a similar announcement.

Israel's foreign ministry rejected Canada's announcement, calling it "a reward for Hamas". Most countries - 147 of the UN's 193 member states - formally recognise a Palestinian state.

Canada follows France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state

Mark Carney says the move depends on Palestinian democratic reforms and elections without Hamas.

www.bbc.com

 

[sweep_shot]

Yes.

Israel is definitely isolated. Vast majority of the world don't support them. Even some of Israel's allies are starting to turn on Israel.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

UK govt minister rejects claims by peers that Palestine recognition unlawful​

A government minister in the UK has rejected claims that plans to recognize Palestine breach international law.

It came after an influential group of House of Lords peers wrote to the attorney general warning against the move by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who had earlier this week pledged to recognize a Palestinian state in September if Israel fails to reach a ceasefire with Hamas, among other conditions.

The group of 38 peers wrote to Lord Hermer in a letter that said Starmer’s pledge may be unlawful under the 1933 Montevideo Convention.

The treaty mandates certain conditions for statehood, which the peers warned a Palestinian state may not fulfill.

Business Minister Gareth Thomas, however, told Sky News on Thursday that the UK is not signed up to the Montevideo Convention.

“I respect the views of those lawyers, but in the end, recognition of a state is a political judgment, and we’ve been very clear that our judgment is that the Palestinians have an inalienable right to statehood,” he said.

“I don’t think we are in breach of international law. We’re not signed up to the Montevideo Convention. We’re clear what needs to happen,” he added.

“The fact that so many other countries have either already recognized the state of Palestine, or are joining our efforts to recognize the state of Palestine, I think is very significant.”

Among other conditions demanded by Starmer from Israel are the entry of more aid into Gaza, an end to land grabs in the West Bank, and a commitment to a long-term peace process.

The peers’ letter claimed that Palestine “does not meet the international law criteria for recognition of a state, namely, defined territory, a permanent population, an effective government and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.” There is no certainty over Palestine’s borders and no single government, they added.

Source: Arab News

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

It's shameful that it's taken this long for nations to actually find a conscience. Not hard to see how these same nations would have justified concentration camps, nuclear devastation, and genocide in historical times. We can see in front of our own eyes what mankind is capable of when their motivation is only survival of the fittest.

 

[HalBass9]

Israel isn’t being isolated, Netanyahu is. No Western power is actually pushing for a two state solution, but the relentless stream of images on social media and news outlets has forced world leaders to perform concern. It’s political theatre, a way to ensure that when history is written, it says the West stood up to Netanyahu, even if in reality, they merely distanced themselves from the optics.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Slovenia says will ban weapons trade with Israel over Gaza conflict

Slovenia said Thursday that it will ban all weapons trade with Israel over the war in Gaza, in what it said is a first by an EU nation.

Slovenia’s government has frequently criticized Israel over the conflict, and last year moved to recognize a Palestinian state as part of efforts to end the fighting in Gaza as soon as possible.

“Slovenia is the first European country to ban the import, export and transit of weapons to and from Israel,” the government said in a statement late Thursday.

It said it was moving ahead “independently” because the bloc was “unable to adopt concrete measures... due to internal disagreements and disunity.”

Amid the devastating war in Gaza, where “people... are dying because humanitarian aid is systematically denied them,” it was the “duty of every responsible state to take action, even if it means taking a step ahead of others,” the statement said.

It added that the government had not issued any permits for the export of military weapons and equipment to Israel since October 2023 because of the conflict.

Early in July, Slovenia — also in a EU first — banned two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country.

It declared both Israelis “persona non grata,” accusing them of inciting “extreme violence and serious violations of the human rights of Palestinians” with “their genocidal statements.”

In June 2024, Slovenia’s parliament passed a decree recognizing Palestinian statehood, following in the steps of Ireland, Norway and Spain, in moves partly fueled by condemnation of Israel’s bombing of Gaza after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2610195/middle-east

 

[guard]

The Israelis will leave absolutely nothing in Gaza, they have obliterated almost everything and made it as uninhabitable as possible. This is the mentality of the chosen ones…

Little mustache man was right..

 

[emranabbas]

Israel will be only left with India by their side and both will be isolated

 

[Bhaijaan]

Israel will be only left with India by their side and both will be isolated

India was one of the first countries outside the Arab world to recognize the State of Palestine in 1988, after the Palestinian Declaration of Independence.

 

[emranabbas]

India was one of the first countries outside the Arab world to recognize the State of Palestine in 1988, after the Palestinian Declaration of Independence.

That’s not true. Countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Malaysia, and plenty of others across Asia and Europe recognised Palestine as a state before India ever did. And to be fair, India’s stance has changed quite a bit over the years especially since the Modi government came in, with growing support among Indians for Israel due to their anti Muslim stance

 

[Bhaijaan]

That’s not true. Countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Malaysia, and plenty of others across Asia and Europe recognised Palestine as a state before India ever did. And to be fair, India’s stance has changed quite a bit over the years especially since the Modi government came in, with growing support among Indians for Israel due to their anti Muslim stance

India's continuously reiterated its endorsement for a two-state solution. There's no change in our official stance on this matter.

Public opinion and national stance aren't the same.