Washington’s intervention highlights growing western rifts over Gaza and the push for Palestinian statehood
The US has privately warned Britain and France against recognising a Palestinian state at a UN conference – co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia – set for 17 to 20 June in New York, as both countries reportedly prepare to endorse statehood.
The move is aimed at advancing the two-state solution, but is likely to provoke Israeli retaliation and reshape diplomatic alignments.
Ahead of the summit, sources in the British Foreign Office told Middle East Eye (MEE) that Washington has quietly urged both governments to drop any move toward formal recognition.
“There are no legitimate grounds for the US to interfere in a sovereign decision by Britain and France,” said Chris Doyle, director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding, who noted that while US pressure may sway Britain, it is unlikely to deter France, which is leading the push. “What really counts,” he added, “is what [US] President [Donald] Trump himself thinks.”
The warnings come amid a growing momentum in Europe and the Arab world to formalize Palestinian statehood, after over 19 months of relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza and an increasingly aggressive and accelerated illegal settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.
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The announcement set off alarms in Tel Aviv, as the Israeli foreign ministry immediately condemned the move and recalled its envoys to Oslo and Dublin
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