Israeli and Palestinian groups urge world not to abandon two-state solution
Summary
Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups met in France to ask world leaders to keep working on a two-state solution for peace between Israel and Palestine. They warned that ongoing violence, settlement building, and political issues are making peace harder to achieve, but said the opportunity has not yet closed.Key Facts
- The meeting took place in France and included foreign ministers and officials from many countries alongside Israeli and Palestinian civil groups.
- The groups called for a permanent ceasefire, stopping settlement expansion, rebuilding Gaza, governance reforms, and more international support for civil society.
- This event marked one year since the UN-backed New York Declaration aimed at Palestinian statehood.
- Violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has increased, causing anger in Western countries.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government continues settlement expansion, including a planned large project called E1 near Jerusalem.
- The European Union said the two-state solution is the only lasting way to peace, but illegal settlements and settler violence are growing without enough action.
- Britain, Canada, France, and Norway have imposed new sanctions on Israeli networks linked to violence in the West Bank.
- Israel and the United States did not attend the Paris meeting.
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