U.K., Canada and Australia recognize a Palestinian state, despite U.S. oppositiontoggle caption Suzanne Plunkett/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesCanada, the U.K., Australia and other countries on Sunday announced they will formally recognize Palestine as a state — a move that has long been opposed by the U.S. and Israel. Today we join over 150 countries who recognize a Palestinian State also. After their meeting, Trump said he wanted the war in Gaza to end but disagreed with plans to recognize Palestine as a state. Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced on Friday that it would formally recognize Palestine as a state. toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/APIsraeli and Palestinian reactionsNews that countries had formally recognized Palestine as a state was praised by Palestinian officials.