So far, none of that diplomatic shuffling of the deck has stopped the Gaza genocide. Meanwhile, the Luxon government has yet to make up its mind on Palestinian statehood. Trying to appease AmericansWhile we still furrow our brows about Palestinian statehood, 76 percent of the UN’s member nations have already figured it out. Already, the Trump administration is putting pressure on France over its imminent decision to recognise Palestine statehood. Thirty years ago, Israeli settlement expansion fatally undermined the Oslo framework for a Palestinian state situated alongside Israel.