A colony passes in front of an Israeli soldier who is preparing guard in East Jerusalem. Photo: Irin / Andreas Hackl (file photo)
What to expect from the September 22 summit
Hold on the opening day of the high -level week of the United Nations General Assembly – the annual Rally of September of World leaders – the initiative is involved in the middle of a deeply disturbing regional background: intensification of Israeli military operations which have killed more than 60,000 people in Gaza since October 7, 2023; the determination of famine in northern Gaza on August 22; The strikes of Israel against Hamas officials in Qatar on September 9; and accelerate the expansion of the regulation in the West Bank.
Despite the volatile regional context, the two -state solution takes up diplomatic traction.
On September 12, the General Assembly adopted by a wide margin of the “New York Declaration”, following a July conference also co-organized by France and Saudi Arabia. He called for “a just and sustainable peace based on international law and based on the two -state solution”.
To end the war, he urged Hamas to “put an end to his role in Gaza and to transmit his weapons to the Palestinian Authority”. The United States and Israel, which boycotted the July conference, voted against the text.
The summit of September 22 will probably be based on this momentum: the French president Emmanuel Macron should announce the recognition by the state of France of the State of Palestine, and several other Western countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium and Australia, would consider following the prosecution.
In short: the impact of the summit could inject new impetus into efforts to establish a United Nations roadmap towards two states.
Publicado anteriormente en Almouwatin.
