Iran has been the main beneficiary of the diplomacy of United States, China, and the Gulf Arab States and has wrestled the Palestinian cause away from the Arab States.
Igniting diplomatic tensions as the IDF advances continues to operate around Rafah, the symbolic recognition of a Palestinian state might just make the conflict in Gaza worse than it already is.
Spain requested to intervene in the ICJ genocide case against Israel's operations in Gaza. The ICJ judges' order to Israel last month to halt its Rafah operations was a landmark emergency ruling.
The bill, which was authorized by MKs from the Likud and National Unity parties, is designed to prevent a new campaign to open consulates in east Jerusalem that service Palestinians.
For an actual Palestinian state to come into existence and be more than just a name on a placard identifying a speaker at the UN General Assembly, Israel will need to acquiesce.
The SDS, the largest opposition party, argued it was not the right time to recognize an independent Palestinian state and that the move would only award the "terrorist organisation Hamas".
MKs hosted a conference on Tuesday urging Israeli leadership to recognize a Palestinian state. Two coalition MKs shouted accusations in an attempt to disrupt the meeting.
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