Australia increases the Palestinian state - USA increasingly isolated

Australia increases the Palestinian state - USA increasingly isolated

The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday that Australia will recognize a Palestinian state in September. Australia is involved in a growing list of western ally, the international Express the outrage about the actions of Israel in the Gaza Strip.

recognition of the Palestinians by Australia

According to Albanese, official recognition will take place during the United Nations General Assembly next month. "Australia will recognize the right of the Palestinian people to their own state, based on the assurances that Australia received from the Palestinian Authority," he said at a press conference.

New Zealand's position for recognition

On Monday, New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters expressed that his country also consider a Palestinian state and would make a decision at a cabinet meeting in September. "New Zealand has made it clear for some time that our recognition of a Palestinian state is a question of the 'when', not the 'whether'," said Peters in an explanation, and thus reflected the formulations that used Australian civil servants in the weeks before the announcement.

international reactions to the situation in the Gaza

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon described the situation in the Gaza Strip as "absolute humanitarian disaster" and emphasized that it was "completely appropriate" to take the time to make a well -considered decision.

Australia is part of the ranks of , France and , which also plan to recognize a Palestinian state in September. This leads to an increasingly isolated position of the United States compared to some of their closest allies in the defense of Israel's escalating military action, which has been devastating the besieged Gaza Strip for almost two years.

Even if New Zealand takes this step, this will mean that four of the five members of the Five Eyes secret service network, which includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, will recognize Palestinian state. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong informed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in advance about the upcoming announcement. However, the Palestinian state did not mention an overview of the call published by the USA.

demands and conditions for recognition

Albanese said that Australia had obtained assurances from the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, that Hamas would not play a role in a future Palestinian state. Other conditions include an obligation to demilitarize, the implementation of general elections, the abolition of a "payment system for the families of prisoners and martyrs" as well as reforms in the areas of governance and education, in addition to "international surveillance to prevent violence and hate".

a solution for the Middle East

"A two-state solution is the best hope of humanity to break through the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to end the conflicts as well as the suffering and famine in the Gaza Strip," continued Albanese. "It is much more than just pulling a line on a card. It's about offering people in the Gaza strip a lifeline."

reactions to the military expansion of Israel

Canada and France have also announced that they recognize a Palestinian state in September when the world leaders in New York meet for the UN General Assembly. The United Kingdom has also explained that this will do so if Israel fulfills certain conditions, including an armistice in the Gaza Strip.

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a rare press conference with international media, in which he described the steps of Western nations to recognize the Palestinian state. "It is disappointing that European countries and Australia march into this rabbit hole and accept this deception," said Netanyahu. "But that will not change our position. We will not commit a national suicide to get a good opinion for two minutes."

The struggle for a peaceful solution

Wong said: "We can not continue to do the same and hope for a different result. We cannot continue to wait for the end of a peace process that has come to a standstill." She regarded the decision as a possibility for Australia to contribute to a movement in the direction of two states ", which she confirmed as" the only view of peace ".

Israel announced the expansion of his war in the Gaza Strip on Friday, with a planned military assault City of Gaza, which is expected to result in the forced vacuation of up to one million people.

international concern about the humanitarian crisis

The United Nations and Member States of the UN Security Council convicted the plan by agreed that he would lead to "another disaster" and "continue to violate international laws". Ramesh Rajasingham, the head of the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian matters (OCHA) in Geneva, said that what is happening in the Gaza Strip is "no longer a threatening hunger crisis-that is pure famine".

Last month, the Food Safety Office Integrated Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) supported by the UN warned that "the worst scenario of a famine" to play in the Gaza Strip. Hunger -related deaths increase in the enclave, especially in children. Rajasingham informed the UN Security Council that 98 children have died of serious acute malnutrition since October 2023, including 37 since July 1st

Israel sees itself growing Global conviction in the Gaza strip have broken out in important cities, including London and Sydney. People demonstrate their outrage over the famine in the area. Over 460 people were arrested in a massive protest in London on Saturday, and last week more than 90,000 people marched over the Sydney Harbor Bridge to protest the humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip. Organizers estimated the number on almost 300,000 and planned further protests this month.