Israel has also taken issue with Norway’s refusal to recognize Hamas as a terror group.
Hamas officials have raised in recent days the notion of independent, non-partisan bodies taking over governing the Gaza Strip and West Bank following the Israel-Hamas war.
It was not clear whether other Mercosur members would follow Brazil's lead.
Starmer underscored Great Britain's commitment to recognizing Palestinian statehood in his conversation with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
In January, then Labour Party leader Starmer criticized Netanyahu for rejecting a US call to accept Palestinian statehood as part of ending the war in Gaza.
The 63 signatories are a majority of the 120-member Knesset and include prominent opposition members. Plans advanced for 5,300 new West Bank settler homes.
The Broad Perspective: If Israel wants to be recognized on the international stage as a voice of sanity and of legitimate morality, it must put the ego aside and recognize the Armenian Genocide.
Armenia’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state could be viewed as reflective of the underlying antisemitic sentiments within these segments of Armenian society.
Stiller said that while he mourned "those who suffered in the barbaric Hamas attack on October 7", he felt the war against Hamas must end.
Israeli FM summons Armenian ambassador amid bold step to back Palestinian state, increased Armenia-Iran dialogue
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