Photo: AFPUPDATE, SEPT 23:I joined India’s News 9 on Monday to discuss recognition of the State of Palestine amid the expansion of Israel’s mass killing in Gaza. The other guests are Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev and Israeli commentator Elie Pieprz. Watch from 6:52:ORIGINAL ENTRY, SEPT 22: I joined Australia’s ABC News on Monday as 10 more states — including Australia, the UK, France, Canada, France, Belgium, and Portugal — recognize the State of Palestine. While the step will not halt the Netanyahu Government’s mass killing in Gaza, let alone foster a ceasefire, it is a powerful symbolic step. I look at how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Trump Administration might retaliate, and how the international community can prepare itself for next steps.