Palestinian statehood has never had so much international support — or seemed less attainable.

As world leaders gather in New York on Monday for the UN General Assembly, the question of Palestinian statehood is at the top of the agenda. On Sunday, the governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia confirmed that they now recognize Palestine as an independent state, following France, which announced its intention to do so last July and formalized it with a speech by President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. Belgium, Portugal, Luxembourg, and Malta, among others, have announced plans to recognize Palestine as well.

On Monday, representatives of most of the world’s countries — but not the United States or Israel — gathered on the sidelines of the assembly for a meeting, co-chaired by F

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