NEW YORK — Kenya’s President William Ruto has reaffirmed his country’s recognition of Palestine and renewed his call for a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East. Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr Ruto urged global leaders to work towards ending the violence that has gripped Gaza since late 2023. France recently joined a list of Western nations including Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and Australia that have acknowledged Palestinian statehood. “We must recommit ourselves to the two-state solution before it is too late,” he said recently. Analysts note that while declarations of support for Palestinian statehood carry symbolic weight, turning them into lasting peace has proved far more elusive.