UK, Canada recognize Palestine as an independent state #israel

Geopolitical Landscape - Major Western nations, including the UK, Canada, France, and Portugal, are moving towards recognizing a Palestinian state, which is considered more than just symbolic [1] - The recognition of a Palestinian state is seen as setting a firm benchmark for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [2] - The industry views the two-state solution as the only viable path to lasting peace, where both Jewish and Palestinian people have the right to sovereignty, self-determination, freedom, liberty, and security [3] Conflict Resolution - The core issue is how to move Israel towards understanding that the war in Gaza must be the last Israeli-Palestinian war [3] - The industry emphasizes that Israel's security is intertwined with Palestinian freedom, and vice versa [3]