More than 12 democratic members of the House of Representatives signed a letter in which they called on The government of US President Donald Trump to recognize the Palestinian state. Axios reported on Monday, according to which one Member plans to submit a resolution supporting the recognition of Palestine, TASR writes.
- Democratic deputies called on the recognition of Palestine.
- France plans to recognize the Palestinian state at the UN VZ.
- 147 countries already recognize Palestine as a sovereign state.
- The resolution supporting the recognition of Palestine was submitted by Ro Khanna.
Signatories also pointed out the recent announcement of French President Emmanuel Macron, according to which France will recognize the Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly (UN VZ) in September. “We call on the governments of other states that have not yet recognized the Palestinian statehood – including the United States – to do so,“The Democrats said in a letter to which Axios looked.
The challenge by democratic members of the House of Representatives came at a time when In addition to France, Canada, Britain and Malta announced the plan to recognize the Palestinian state. Axios notes that the number of Democrats who signed the letter mentioned, It is almost three times higher than the number of signatories of the 2023 resolution confirming the right to the existence of Palestine. The petitioner of the letter, Member of the House of RO Khanna representatives, noted that the Palestinian state recognizes more than 147 countries And that the US “must not be isolated from the rest of the free world”.
Democratic Congressman Al Green for Axios said he has In order to present a resolution in the congress that confirms the right of Palestine to exist. Palestine as a sovereign state is currently recognizing 147 of the 193 Member States of the UN. In its establishment in 1993, the Slovak Republic legally received the recognition of the Palestinian State from the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
