International Reactions Mixed as Palestinian State recognition Gains momentum Amid Ongoing Gaza Conflict
New York – Global responses to recent moves toward recognizing a palestinian state are sharply divided, as evidenced by coverage in leading European and American publications. This comes as 18 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since dawn by Israeli fire and bombing, according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech at the United Nations has been described as “Perfectly balanced” by The Country, with Macron navigating “Continuous allusions to Israel but also the exhortations to end its military operations in the Gaza Strip.” Conversely, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, echoing sentiments from former U.S. President Donald Trump, asserted that “Recognition of the State of Palestine is a gift to Hamas,” as reported by The Republic. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was notably absent from New York during discussions on the matter, reflecting italy’s reluctance to recognize a Palestinian state.
The Wall Street Journal offered a more critical assessment of Macron’s initiative, characterizing it as a exhibition of “Boxer penchant beyond its category in a region where the influence of France has decreased.” Simultaneously occurring, Der Spiegel questioned whether Germany should recognize Palestine as a state, with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul maintaining that such recognition should only occur at the conclusion of a two-state solution “process.”
The absence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the New York discussions – attributed to budget presentations in Berlin – was highlighted by German media as underscoring ”the growing isolation of Germany on the international scene concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
