JERUSALEM: Recognition of a Palestinian state by several Western governments, including Britain and France, has sparked strong reactions on both sides of the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
AFP spoke to people in Israel and the Palestinian territories, capturing sharply contrasting views on the move.
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Rania Elias, a Palestinian resident of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, said the recognition should have come much earlier.
“It came too late and adds nothing to the situation of Palestinians. Had the recognition come before the genocide (in Gaza), it might have pushed things in the right direction,” she said.
