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„Pope Leo XIV has called for an immediate end to #violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and urged the international community to step up efforts to advance a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel.“

https://www.khaama.com/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-end-to-west-bank-violence-urges-two-state-solution-for-palestine/

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„Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there is no place for a Palestinian state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, reinforcing Israel’s hardline position as regional diplomacy continues following the recent US-brokered ceasefire framework with Lebanon and ongoing contacts between Washington and Tehran.″

https://www.khaama.com/netanyahu-rejects-palestinian-state-despite-regional-diplomacy/

Is recognising Palestine a way to ‘save face’ for Western leaders?

“International pressure has a role to play here, but it needs to move further than mere recognition, including sanctions, cutting diplomatic ties, the prosecution of war criminals, and cultural boycotts.”

Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/9/21/is-recognising-palestine-a-way-to-save-face-for-western-leaders

#statehood #Palestine #PalestineState #culturalBoycott #BDS #recognition

NOW (as of yesterday) #Canada really does say it's planning to recognize #Palestine as an independent country (in Sept., like #France).

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/canada-plans-recognize-palestinian-state-raising-allies-pressure-israel-2025-07-31/

#geography #independence #Gaza #WestBank #statehood #defacto #Israel #geopolitics #PalestinianAuthority #diplomacy @geography @geopolitics #MiddleEast #GazaWar #GazaStarving

However, #USA veto at UN Security Council is already the only thing preventing #Palestine from becoming a full member of the #UnitedNations - last time it was considered, #France voted in favor and #UK abstained. https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15670.doc.htm

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Venice appeared as a kind of, but not quite, sovereign polity in the late 700s and 800s. Venetian society, no longer governed directly by Constantinople, nor really independent, had to survive between the two super-powers of their time, Byzantium and the Carolingian Empire.

Ladakh’s resentment of New Delhi has overridden old Buddhist–Muslim acrimony

After the revocation of Article 370, Buddhist-majority Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil have united in protest against the BJP and the Modi government, demanding statehood for Ladakh and Sixth Schedule protections.

#ladakh #kargil #leh #article370abrogation #statehood #LadakhMuslims #LadakhBuddists #LAB #KDA #BJP #UnionGovt #india

https://www.himalmag.com/politics/ladakh-sixth-schedule-article-370-leh-kargil

Explained: Why Ladakh is up in arms again

The Union territory’s residents are demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status, as they fear loss of control over land and resources after August, 2019.

#ladakh #leh #kargil #kashmir #statehood #article370abrogation #StatehoodProtests #MHA #india

https://scroll.in/article/1063842/explained-why-ladakh-is-up-in-arms-again

Self-declared, #Armenia-backed Republic of #Artsakh (#NagornoKarabakh) says it will formally dissolve by end of this year, 22 years after declaring #independence from #Azerbaijan. Its military has already surrendered. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/09/28/nagorno-karabakh-separatist-government-says-it-will-dissolve-itself-by-january-2024_6140487_4.html

#defacto #defactostates #geography #parastates #statehood #separatism #Caucasus #SouthCaucasus #geographyteacher #geopolitics @geography @geopolitics