Carney says Canada will recognize Palestinian state
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations, as international pressure builds on Israel over the ongoing war and starvation crisis in Gaza. President Donald Trump reacted to the announcement by threatening to derail trade talks with Canada.
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Mothers risk their lives to get food in Gaza
Palestinian women face an awful choice between risking their own lives, which could deprive their families of their only remaining provider, or watching their children starve. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.
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Medics perform surgery during earthquake
Video shows medics in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, continuing a surgery on a patient despite a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's far eastern coast on July 30.
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Tsunami warnings triggered after major earthquake
The strongest earthquake on the planet since 2011 has triggered tsunami warnings for parts of Russia, Japan, and Alaska, as well as all of Hawaii. CNN's Will Ripley reports on the 8.8-magnitude quake.
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Israeli settler kills activist who worked on Oscar-winning film
Odeh Hathalin, a prominent Palestinian activist who had worked on an Oscar-winning documentary, was killed on Monday during an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to local journalists and officials. CNN's Jeremy Diamond explains video circulated on social media that shows the gunman firing a hand gun in the vicinity of where Hathalin was said to be killed.
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Fans in England celebrate Women's Euro 2025 final win
Fans celebrate in London as England has been crowned champion of Europe for the second successive time after defeating Spain 3-1 on penalties in the Women's Euro 2025 final.
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Breaking down Israel's aid drops into Gaza
In the midst of a hunger crisis in Gaza, Israel and other countries have begun dropping aid by plane into the area. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down how much effect this measure can offer, while the UN calls for substantial relief to come from aid trucks moving in quickly through open corridors.
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People fight for scraps of food in Gaza
CNN's Nic Robertson reports on the scarce food conditions in Gaza, with children and mothers fighting off starvation as soup kitchens face shortages.
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18 people dead after Peru bus accident
At least 18 people have died and 24 were injured after a bus overturned in the Province of Junín, in Central Peru. The cause of the accident is still being investigated.
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Rare snow leopard baby born at UK zoo
Video released by Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom shows a rare snow leopard cub taking its first steps. The baby was the first of its kind born at the facility in its 94-year history. Snow leopards are currently listed as 'vulnerable' on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
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Trump tells Israel to 'finish the job' against Hamas
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Desperate fishermen risk their lives to get food in Gaza
Israel reissued a warning prohibiting anyone from entering Gaza's sea, but hunger drives desperate people to fish. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports.
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'The level of destruction is enormous': Says Cardinal about Gaza
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, recently toured Gaza after what Israel says was stray ammunition that struck Gaza's only Catholic church, killing three people. He recounts what he witnessed with CNN's Erin Burnett.
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Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting?
Tensions are rising between Thailand and Cambodia over a border dispute that dates back to 1907. CNN's Will Ripley explains how the conflict has escalated.
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CNN reports from Gaza aid crossing
CNN's Nic Robertson is on the scene at the Kerem Shalom border crossing as aid agencies warn of rampant hunger caused by Israel's blockade of Gaza. Gaza's health ministry said on Tuesday that 900,000 children are going hungry, and 70,000 already show signs of malnutrition. Israel denies it is at fault and accuses Hamas of 'engineering' food shortages.
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Reopening the ancient tunnels 75 feet under Rome
CNN's Ben Wedeman was given an exclusive tour of ancient tunnels underneath Rome's Capitoline Hill. The tunnels, which archeologists say were once filled with ancient Roman shops and taverns, are set to open to the public in late 2026 or early 2027.
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Ukraine sees first major anti-government protests since start of war
Hundreds took to the streets after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new law limiting the autonomy of anti-corruption agencies in his government.
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Peruvian police use superhero disguise during drug raid
An agent in the Peruvian police force disguised themselves as the Mexican superhero character El Chapulín Colorado during a drug raid in the nation's capital of Lima. Police said six members of a criminal gang were captured and that cocaine paste, marijuana, cell phones, and money were seized.
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Distressing images show starvation in Gaza
Distressing video footage shows a 41-year-old man in Gaza who died of starvation as humanitarian organizations urge for Israel to end its blockade of the enclave. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports.
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Small Irish town confronts its dark past
Excavations of the remains of nearly 800 babies have begun at a former so-called mother and baby home in Tuam, Ireland. At least 9,000 infants and children died in more than a dozen of these institutions over the course of eight decades.
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Fire tornado rips through Turkish forest
Turkey's forestry ministry has released video of a fire tornado tearing through the country's woodland. Hundreds of wildfires have gripped Turkey this summer, as well as Greece and other Mediterranean countries.
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Concerns grow over Australia's toxic algae bloom
A harmful algae bloom off the coast of South Australia, caused by high sea temperatures and runoff from flooding, is poisoning marine life and depleting oxygen in the water. The Australian government has stated that there is little that can be done to reverse the rapid rate of the climate crisis.
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International visitors to US will pay new fee
CNN's Richard Quest explains how the Trump administration enacted a bill that will require international visitors to pay a new 'visa integrity fee' of $250 dollars. The fee will apply to all visitors who are required to obtain nonimmigrant visas to enter the US.
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Mexico City residents furious over gentrification
Mexico City saw its second anti-gentrification protest in less than a month on Sunday with demonstrators furious over rising prices in the city and the record number of foreigners applying for a resident visa. The main nationality of those foreigners seeking to move legally to the nation's capital? The United States of America.
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Child flees Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp
Video shows a child running away as Israeli munitions struck near a UNRWA school in Bureij Refugee Camp behind her.
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China cracks down on fake "Lafufu" Labubus
Fake Labubu plush toys, dubbed "Lafufu," have gained popularity due to shortages of the original dolls made by China's Pop Mart.
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Jair Bolsonaro denies coup charges as police raid home
Police in Brazil raided the home of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and enforced a ruling from the country's Supreme Court that Bolsonaro wear an electronic ankle tag. Bolsonaro is being accused of plotting to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election.
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Taiwan conducts 10-day military drill
The Taiwanese government is preparing for a war they hope will never happen. For the first time this year, Taiwan combined two major civil defense exercises, with the drills lasting ten days. These drills have included urban combat, mass casualty simulations, emergency supply drops and cyber defense that could be enacted if an invasion was to occur. CNN's Senior International Correspondent, Will Ripley, reports.
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Deadly flooding grips South Korea for days
South Korea has been ravaged for days by intense flooding that's left more than a dozen people dead. Reuters reported more than 16 inches of rain fell in one area in just 24 hours, citing the country's Interior and Safety Ministry.
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Brazil's Lula tells Christiane Amanpour: Trump 'Was not elected to be emperor of the world'
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview it was 'a surprise' to see President Donald Trump's letter posted to Truth Social, threatening Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1st. Lula says that he initially thought the letter was 'fake news.' Watch the full 'Amanpour' interview on CNN.
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Gaza's only Catholic church hit by Israeli strike
Gaza's only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli tank, killing three and injuring many more, church officials said. It became internationally recognized after reports emerged that the late Pope Francis used to call the church daily. CNN's Nada Bashir reports
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Prince Harry recreates his mother's historic landmine walk
Following in his mother's footsteps, Prince Harry visited Angola's minefields just as Princess Diana did 28 years ago. The Duke of Sussex was in Angola with The Halo Trust as part of the group's efforts to clear landmines.
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France and Saudis vow to keep up momentum for 'two-state solution' to Israel-Palestinian conflict
UN Two State Solution UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel returned to the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia, which spearheaded the effort, are determined to keep up the momentum. But hurdles for a two-state solution that would see Israel living side-by-side with an independent Palestine are very high. War in Gaza — a crucial part of a hoped-for Palestinian state — drags on with escalating violence in the West Bank, the other main component. And Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government vehemently oppose an independent Palestinian state, which the Israeli leader says would be a reward for terrorism after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against his country. Nonetheless, after eight decades of conflict between Israel and Palestinians, pressure is growing for a two-state solution, as last week's high-level U.N. conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia demonstrated — even if it was boycotted by Israel and its close ally, the United States. The conference illustrated that many believe a political solution is possible The French U.N. ambassador, Jerome Bonnafont, conceded in an Associated Press interview that without a Gaza ceasefire and massive humanitarian aid for over 2 million Palestinians sliding toward famine, 'it will be extremely difficult to move forward to define a new way of administering Gaza as part of Palestine' – and he said these are priority issues. But the conference demonstrated that a majority of the U.N.'s 193 member nations are 'convinced that there is a possibility of a political solution," he said, and that is "what its follow-up will continue to promote.' About 160 of the U.N.'s 193 member nations participated, 125 spoke in support of a two-state solution (forcing the meeting into an unexpected third day), and between 40 and 50 were represented by a government minister. An independent state of Palestine is recognized by over 145 countries, and the meeting sparked new pledges of recognition by three of the seven members of the powerful Group of Seven — France, United Kingdom and Canada — as well as Malta. A statement by seven others, including Australia, New Zealand, Finland and Portugal, expressed 'positive consideration' of following suit. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farham are determined not to let the spotlight fade. They are planning 'an event' during the annual gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly, which starts Sept. 23, when the new pledges are expected to be officially announced. The conference was notable for being co-chaired by an Arab and Western nation, and for setting up eight working groups with diverse chairs to make proposals on key issues for a two state solution — security for Israel and an independent Palestine, political reforms, legal problems, humanitarian assistance, economic development and Gaza reconstruction, to name some. The result was a seven-page 'New York Declaration.' The French and Saudi foreign ministers sent the declaration, with a lengthy annex of recommendations from the working groups, to all 193 U.N. members and asked them to endorse it by early September, before the world leaders' gathering. The declaration, which also was endorsed by the European Union and Arab League, urges Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, and urges further recognitions as 'an essential and indispensable component of the achievement of the two-state solution.' The declaration contains some stronger language For the first time, the Arab League's 22 member nations condemned 'the attacks committed by Hamas against civilians' in southern Israel on Oct. 7, and agree that 'Hamas must end its rule in Gaza and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority.' It sets out a plan to then move to an independent, demilitarized Palestine, including deployment of a U.N. Security Council-mandated 'temporary international stabilization mission' supported by the Palestinian Authority. It would protect civilians, help build support for a Palestinian state and its security forces, and provide 'security guarantees for Palestine and Israel.' Richard Gowan, the International Crisis Group's U.N. director, gave French President Emmanuel Macron credit 'for raising the level of ambition for the conference,' and helping make it 'more symbolically significant than many diplomats expected.' The meeting gave weighty states including France, Britain and Canada the opportunity 'to signal their discontent with Israeli policy,' he said, and it gave Palestinians seeking a peaceful road to statehood 'some political ammunition." Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who hosted a Hamas delegation in Istanbul last week to discuss Gaza's humanitarian crisis and stalled ceasefire talks, noted growing global support for the Palestinians and a Palestinian state — and Israel's increasing isolation. Bonnafont, the French ambassador, had messages for Israel's opponents and Israelis seeking more territory. 'We say to those who are hostile to Israel, the way to peace is certainly not to deny the right of existence to Israel. This is the way to perpetual war,' Bonnafont said. 'And the real way to defend the Palestinians is to give them a state, and the only way to give them a state is a two-state solution — and we have demonstrated concretely that this solution exists and is feasible.' 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Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Texas GOP
On their first full day in Illinois and other northern states, Texas House Democrats who fled their home state to block a Republican-led midterm congressional redistricting plan on Monday encouraged leaders in Democratic states to actively look at redrawing their own boundaries and abandon the national party's long-standing support for politically fair maps to counter partisan gerrymandering. State Rep. Gene Wu of Houston, the leader of the Democratic minority in the Texas House, also dismissed Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's threats against the House Democrats, which include the governor saying he'd seek their removal from office or the filing of felony bribery charges for leaving the state on Sunday to prevent Republicans from advancing their new map. 'Frankly, Democrats say, 'Come and take it,' Wu said, directing his comments to Abbott and the majority Republicans, while appearing on CNN from Chicago. The historic Texas fighting phrase comes from the 1835 launch of the Texas Revolution against Mexico. 'It's all bluster, sound and fury, signifying nothing.' The call to action by Texas Democrats for Democratic-led states to redraw their boundaries follows the currently stymied effort by Abbott and Texas Republicans who offered a map that could flip five districts to the GOP in 2026 in an effort to sustain what is a narrow Republican U.S. House majority in Washington, D.C., to assist Trump in the final two years of his second presidential term. The Texas House met at 3 p.m. Monday with Republicans planning to vote on the new boundaries in a special session. But due to a lack of a quorum caused by the Democrats' absence, the chamber adjourned until 1 p.m. Tuesday. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said he would sign civil warrants for each of the legislators, giving the House sergeant-at-arms and state troopers the power to arrest the missing Democrats and bring them to the Capitol. Abbott followed suit, instructing his Department of Public Safety to make arrests. But since the warrants apply only within Texas state limits, the moves were largely symbolic since the missing Democrats have relocated to the Chicago suburbs, New York and Boston. Legal experts have questioned Abbott's ability to engage law enforcement in activities outside of Texas. 'To run to states like New York and Illinois to protest redistricting is kind of like running to Wisconsin to protest cheese. It's just kind of outrageous,' Abbott told Fox News. 'Those are New York and Illinois, two hallmark states. They've already done redistricting to Republicans.' Kendall Scudder, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, told CNN Democrats have long been on board with efforts to push independent, nonpartisan redistricting efforts. But in light of the Republicans' efforts in Texas to redraw congressional boundaries mid-decade, he said it was time for Democrats to act. 'I hope that blue states across the country see this as a signal flare and start carving up their own seats because Democrats have to stop trying to be the only adults in the room,' Scutter told CNN. 'When Republicans are not willing to play fair, and Republicans are not willing to make sure that everyone gets a seat at the table and is able to be heard, then we need to stand up and fight back with gusto,' Scutter said. 'And I hope that blue states around the country are taking notice, and that they're going to step forward and start carving up their states as well.' Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in 2021 a congressional map approved by the Democratic-led General Assembly that gives the party a 14-3 majority over Republicans in the state's U.S. House delegation. But Pritzker may be leaving the door open to a potential congressional redistricting in Illinois, despite myriad questions — most notably that candidates for the state's March 17th Democratic primary can begin gathering petition signatures on Tuesday. Pritzker's office retweeted a YouTube podcast from July 29 in which progressive podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen asked the governor if he is considering 'calling a legislative session to do exactly what they're doing in Texas and what (Democratic Gov.) Gavin Newsom has said that he'd be willing to do in California?' 'Yeah, like I said, everything's on the table. It's why I've spoken up about it,' Pritzker told the podcaster. 'Historically, midstream redistricting was not something that we Democrats would do, but if they force us, we've got to put everything on the table. We've got to make decisions that maybe we wouldn't have made before,' Pritzker said, which was prior to the Texas lawmakers' walkout. 'I think that governors across the country that have the ability, maybe it's the ones that where we've got trifecta, we've got to do everything we can to stand up to what Donald Trump and Greg Abbott are trying to do,' he said. A 'trifecta' is what exists in Illinois where Democrats control the governor's office and both houses of the legislature. But Jon Maxson, a spokesman for Democratic House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch, said, 'there have been no discussions on a new congressional map' for Illinois. Political experts also question whether Democrats have the ability to wring out an additional Democratic seat at the expense of Republicans from the current map lines. While most Illinois Democrats applauded Pritzker's support for the Texas Democrats, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson — who has a cool relationship with Pritzker — appeared to take a shot at Pritzker for focusing on another state's issues instead of his own. 'As much as I appreciate Illinois helping out people from Texas, the South Side and the West Side could use that same level of energy,' Johnson said Monday while announcing an expansion of Sustainable Community Schools, a model in which Chicago Public Schools partners with the Chicago Teachers Union. The mayor and governor have frequently been at loggerheads over Johnson's stalled Springfield agenda, which includes a demand for more funding for CPS as well as new taxes. In New York, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, who met with some of the Texas House Democrats on Monday, vowed to look into redoing that state's map. 'All's fair in love and war. That's why I am exploring with our leaders every option to redraw our state congressional lines as soon as possible,' Hochul said. 'This is a war. We are at war. And that's why the gloves are off and I say, 'Bring it on.'' To move forward with such a plan in New York, Democrats would have to abolish their independent redistricting commission, a process that is complicated to unwind and could involve amending the state's constitution. Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley of Chicago has been a sponsor of federal legislation that would ban midterm redistricting. But he told CNN that for Democrats, 'You have to fight fire with fire.' 'We see the results here, the mess that we're in. It shouldn't be this (way) on either side, but they're forcing the issue now, and we have to react,' he said of Republicans. The Texas Democrats face the prospect of $500 per day fines and Abbott has threatened to go to court to seek their removal from office, contending their absence means their seats are vacant and he can appoint their successors. But Ken Paxton, the GOP Texas attorney general, acknowledged the opinion he offered that Abbott relied upon to threaten lawmakers' removal from office was never tested in court. Additionally, Paxton, in a Fox News interview, cast doubt on another threat levied by Abbott — that lawmakers could face felony bribery charges if they solicited or received funds during their absence.' Wu said the House Democrats aren't concerned about Abbott's and Paxton's threats. 'We have committed to sacrificing our lives to protect the people of (the) state of Texas, and that is exactly what we do. The $500, whatever they're going to fine us, that is nothing compared to the pain the American people have felt, and the people of Texas have felt,' he said. 'We know that the governor has no power to reach into other states and, legally by law, by federal law or state law, the president has no ability, no authority, to legally come get us,' he said. Ron Safer, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice, said the Texas governor and attorney general do not have any authority 'within reason' to use law enforcement to compel Democratic lawmakers to return to Austin. 'This is a political issue. It has no place in the criminal justice system,' Safer said, adding that 'there's no federal crime that I can think of that comes close to addressing this.' If Paxton wanted to pursue allegations that Democratic lawmakers had misused campaign funds, he has the authority to open an investigation, Safer said, 'but that's not going to yield a quick arrest warrant, which is what he's looking for.'
San Francisco Chronicle
43 minutes ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
France and Saudis vow to keep up momentum for 'two-state solution' to Israel-Palestinian conflict
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel returned to the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia, which spearheaded the effort, are determined to keep up the momentum. But hurdles for a two-state solution that would see Israel living side-by-side with an independent Palestine are very high. War in Gaza — a crucial part of a hoped-for Palestinian state — drags on with escalating violence in the West Bank, the other main component. And Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government vehemently oppose an independent Palestinian state, which the Israeli leader says would be a reward for terrorism after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against his country. Nonetheless, after eight decades of conflict between Israel and Palestinians, pressure is growing for a two-state solution, as last week's high-level U.N. conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia demonstrated — even if it was boycotted by Israel and its close ally, the United States. The conference illustrated that many believe a political solution is possible The French U.N. ambassador, Jerome Bonnafont, conceded in an Associated Press interview that without a Gaza ceasefire and massive humanitarian aid for over 2 million Palestinians sliding toward famine, 'it will be extremely difficult to move forward to define a new way of administering Gaza as part of Palestine' – and he said these are priority issues. But the conference demonstrated that a majority of the U.N.'s 193 member nations are 'convinced that there is a possibility of a political solution," he said, and that is "what its follow-up will continue to promote.' About 160 of the U.N.'s 193 member nations participated, 125 spoke in support of a two-state solution (forcing the meeting into an unexpected third day), and between 40 and 50 were represented by a government minister. An independent state of Palestine is recognized by over 145 countries, and the meeting sparked new pledges of recognition by three of the seven members of the powerful Group of Seven — France, United Kingdom and Canada — as well as Malta. A statement by seven others, including Australia, New Zealand, Finland and Portugal, expressed 'positive consideration' of following suit. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farham are determined not to let the spotlight fade. They are planning 'an event' during the annual gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly, which starts Sept. 23, when the new pledges are expected to be officially announced. The conference was notable for being co-chaired by an Arab and Western nation, and for setting up eight working groups with diverse chairs to make proposals on key issues for a two state solution — security for Israel and an independent Palestine, political reforms, legal problems, humanitarian assistance, economic development and Gaza reconstruction, to name some. The result was a seven-page 'New York Declaration.' The French and Saudi foreign ministers sent the declaration, with a lengthy annex of recommendations from the working groups, to all 193 U.N. members and asked them to endorse it by early September, before the world leaders' gathering. The declaration, which also was endorsed by the European Union and Arab League, urges Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, and urges further recognitions as 'an essential and indispensable component of the achievement of the two-state solution.' The declaration contains some stronger language For the first time, the Arab League's 22 member nations condemned 'the attacks committed by Hamas against civilians' in southern Israel on Oct. 7, and agree that 'Hamas must end its rule in Gaza and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority.' It sets out a plan to then move to an independent, demilitarized Palestine, including deployment of a U.N. Security Council-mandated 'temporary international stabilization mission' supported by the Palestinian Authority. It would protect civilians, help build support for a Palestinian state and its security forces, and provide 'security guarantees for Palestine and Israel.' Richard Gowan, the International Crisis Group's U.N. director, gave French President Emmanuel Macron credit 'for raising the level of ambition for the conference,' and helping make it 'more symbolically significant than many diplomats expected.' The meeting gave weighty states including France, Britain and Canada the opportunity 'to signal their discontent with Israeli policy,' he said, and it gave Palestinians seeking a peaceful road to statehood 'some political ammunition." Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who hosted a Hamas delegation in Istanbul last week to discuss Gaza's humanitarian crisis and stalled ceasefire talks, noted growing global support for the Palestinians and a Palestinian state — and Israel's increasing isolation. Bonnafont, the French ambassador, had messages for Israel's opponents and Israelis seeking more territory. 'We say to those who are hostile to Israel, the way to peace is certainly not to deny the right of existence to Israel. This is the way to perpetual war,' Bonnafont said. 'And the real way to defend the Palestinians is to give them a state, and the only way to give them a state is a two-state solution — and we have demonstrated concretely that this solution exists and is feasible.'
