After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel ...

The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and ...

The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to have ...

This week, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel Defense Force would occupy the Gaza Strip, following ...

Canada has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September as international ...

The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.

Post-WWII leader Charles de Gaulle famously rallied France to the Palestinian people following the 1967 war, with Paris ...

The announcement came soon after the U.S. cut short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying Hamas wasn't showing good faith.

France and the United Kingdom also made statements this month about recognizing a Palestinian state in September at the U.N.

Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.

Hostage families and freed captive Emily Damari criticize Britain and France for moves to recognize a Palestinian state while ...

France defended its decision to recognise Palestinian statehood amid domestic and international criticism on Friday, ...