At a time when serious movements are being observed on the political stage, the Palestinian National Authority is preparing to write a new historical page for its destiny. In particular, at the next session of the UN General Assembly, which will take place in September in New York City, there are serious discussions about the possibility that the Palestinian Authority may officially obtain the status of the State of Palestine. This was reported by Al Araby Al Jadeed, citing its source.
According to the source, the Palestinian leadership is considering the possibility that this important step will be unilaterally announced personally by President Mahmoud Abbas from the UN podium. If this decision is made, naturally, a chain of new events in the region and in international politics will begin.
At the same time, before the official decision, Abbas is expected to make a constitutional statement in which the state’s legislative foundation, its borders, and the governance system will be clearly defined. The exact date of the Palestinian National Council elections must also be announced. The source emphasized that “the constitutional statement will be signed by the president, and it will officially establish the state’s borders and its legal foundations.”
In fact, the idea of transferring the autonomy into full state status was first placed on the agenda in 2015, but at that time this matter was left without explanation by the president and was frozen.
Recently, however, the discussion of the possibility of recognizing Palestine has once again intensified on the international stage. At the end of July, the foreign ministers of 15 countries supported such an initiative. Among them are Australia, Andorra, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Canada, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Finland, and France.
Undoubtedly, if this statement is announced at the UN in September, Palestine’s international standing will significantly increase, and a new page may open in the geopolitical environment of the region. This, in turn, could give a new impetus to the long-standing disputes and negotiations in the coming years.
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