https://sputnikglobe.com/20250923/recognizing-palestine-to-put-pressure-on-israel-to-adhere-to-intl-law---abbas-adviser-1122839442.htmlRecognizing Palestine to Put Pressure on Israel to Adhere to Int'l Law - Abbas AdviserRecognizing Palestine to Put Pressure on Israel to Adhere to Int'l Law - Abbas AdviserSputnik InternationalRecognition of the Palestinian state by Western countries will make it possible to counter Israel's expansion and impose sanctions against it to force it to comply with international law, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' adviser Mahmoud al-Habbash told Sputnik. 2025-09-23T10:24+00002025-09-23T10:24+00002025-09-23T10:24+0000worldmahmoud abbasisraelpalestinerecognitionhamasunited kingdom (uk)https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e4/08/0d/1080158805_0:57:3073:1785_1920x0_80_0_0_4e2aba40ce02c5092d36a74f03211573.jpg"Recognition of Palestine by the United Kingdom, France, Spain, as well as Canada and Australia, will lay a strong foundation for opposing Israel's policy of occupying Palestinian territories, including for the purpose of imposing sanctions on it," al-Habbash said. At the beginning, sanctions measures against Israel may be limited in nature, but subsequently more and more countries will join in introducing restrictions, the adviser added. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250922/hamas-calls-for-practical-steps-amid-growing-wave-of-palestinian-recognition-1122835614.htmlisraelpalestineunited kingdom (uk)Sputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 602025Sputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Newsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Sputnik Internationalrecognizing palestine, pressure on israel to adhere, recognition of the palestinian, palestinian president mahmoud abbas