The move, which follows similar actions by other Western nations, has been met with fury from Israel and scepticism from some Palestinians
“A two-state solution is humanity’s best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvation in Gaza,” Albanese declared.
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters said a decision on Wellington recognising a Palestinian state would be taken at a cabinet meeting next month.
“New Zealand has been clear for some time that our recognition of a Palestinian state is a matter of when, not if”, Peters said in a statement.
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