The long road to Palestinian statehood
An Arab News Deep Dive
On Monday, July 28, Saudi Arabia and France will co-chair a historic two-day conference at the UN with the aim of charting a “clear and irreversible pathway” to a “peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and implementation of the two-state solution.”
The conference, which takes place amid growing global unease at Israel’s war in Gaza, is described by the French Foreign Ministry as “an essential diplomatic milestone” in preparation for a major summit on Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September. It follows the announcement by President Emmanuel Macron on July 24 that France will formally recognize the Palestinian state at the UN in September.
The weight of world opinion is building behind France’s insistence that the creation of a Palestinian state is “the only credible solution to ensure peace and security for Israelis, Palestinians and the region.”
