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NYT > Middle East
PinnedFrance and three other nations joined an international movement to recognize Palestinian sovereignty at a United Nations summit on Monday.
The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, told reporters, “We will take action” in response to the announcements.
Until recently most holdouts were in Europe, where governments had for years said that Palestinian statehood should come alongside negotiations with Israel.
Credit... Dave Sanders for The New York TimesAmong the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, only the United States now objects to Palestinian statehood.
Image The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, left, told reporters, “We will take action” in response to other countries’ recognition of Palestinian statehood.
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