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The Israel-Hamas war: the push to recognize a Palestinian state

Overview · reviewed October 17, 2026

The war revived the push to recognize a Palestinian state: Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Armenia recognized one in 2024, and France, Britain, Canada and Australia followed in 2025,[1][2][3][4][5] while Benjamin Netanyahu insisted there could be no Palestinian state.[6]

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Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · monthly average of weekly shares (UTC)

Dec 2023: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 3 of 3 weeksJan 2024: average weekly share 6% (left 2%, center 3%, right 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksFeb 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksApr 2024: average weekly share 2% (left 1%, center 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksMay 2024: average weekly share 13% (left 4%, center 7%, right 2%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2024: average weekly share 2% (left under 1%, center 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksJul 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksAug 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksSep 2024: average weekly share 1% (left 0%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksOct 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJan 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksFeb 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksApr 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJul 2025: average weekly share 9% (left 3%, center 4%, right 2%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2025: average weekly share 5% (left 1%, center 3%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksSep 2025: average weekly share 7% (left 2%, center 4%, right 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksOct 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2025: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center 1%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJan 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksFeb 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksApr 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJul 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksSep 2026: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksOct 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 2 of 2 weeks, so far

LeftCenterRight

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. Over more than two years each bar is a month: the average of that month's weekly shares, so the shape stays readable. The weekly table below keeps every week. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 5 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (21 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Sep 14, 202635311 of 4802%
Nov 17, 20251304 of 1892%
Nov 10, 20251416 of 1883%
Sep 22, 2025917430 of 18916%
Sep 15, 2025921737 of 19119%
Sep 8, 20250112 of 2141%
Aug 25, 202515410 of 1995%
Aug 11, 2025814527 of 18115%
Jul 28, 202514201044 of 18724%
Jul 21, 202588723 of 19012%
Sep 23, 20240448 of 2144%
Jun 17, 202427514 of 2226%
Jun 3, 20242428 of 2284%
May 27, 20241017835 of 24714%
May 20, 20241832858 of 22626%
May 6, 2024918532 of 23614%
Apr 15, 2024148628 of 24711%
Jan 29, 202445312 of 2355%
Jan 22, 202444210 of 2384%
Jan 15, 20241623645 of 22320%
Dec 11, 20233137 of 2253%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Sep 16, 2026 · first reported · Headline from The Hill

    Trump administration denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend UN General Assembly for second year

Background

In December 2023, US President Joe Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Palestinian statehood,[7] and in January 2024 Netanyahu said he had told the US he opposed a Palestinian state in any postwar scenario.[8] European Union foreign ministers pressed for statehood anyway,[9] and Britain's foreign secretary, David Cameron, said his country could recognize a Palestinian state after a cease-fire in Gaza.[10]

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UN membership was a separate issue. In April the US vetoed full UN membership for Palestine,[11] and in May the General Assembly granted Palestine additional rights without full membership and called for the Security Council to reconsider its membership bid.[12]

Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognised a Palestinian state that month,[1] and Slovenia and Armenia did the same in June.[2][3]

In July 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron said France would recognize a Palestinian state,[13] Britain said it would unless Israel agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza,[14] and Canada announced that it intended to,[15] which led President Donald Trump to threaten a trade deal with Canada.[16] Australia announced in August that it also planned to recognise a Palestinian state.[17] The US revoked the visas of Palestinian officials ahead of the UN General Assembly.[18] In September, Britain, Australia and Canada formally recognised a Palestinian state, followed by France and other nations at a UN meeting.[4][5] Netanyahu insisted in November that there could be no Palestinian state.[6]

In September 2026, the United States again denied visas to the Palestinian delegation to the General Assembly.[19]

Supporting stories (19)
  1. Spain, Norway recognise Palestinian state, Ireland next
  2. Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize Palestinian state
  3. Armenia recognizes a Palestinian state, and Israel summons its ambassador
  4. UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting angry response from Israel
  5. France leads a number of nations recognizing Palestinian state amid anger over Israel’s conduct in Gaza war
  6. Netanyahu insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of U.N. vote leaving door open
  7. Biden Pushes Netanyahu to Change Stance on Palestinian Statehood
  8. Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
  9. EU pushes for Palestinian statehood, rejecting Israeli leader’s insistence it’s off the table
  10. Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel
  11. US vetoes Palestinian membership at United Nations
  12. UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
  13. France to recognize Palestinian state, Macron says
  14. Britain to recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire
  15. Canada intends to recognize Palestinian state in September, Prime Minister Carney says
  16. Trump threatens trade deal over Canada's Palestine stance
  17. Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says
  18. US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
  19. Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 25 recorded updates

September 2026

  1. Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General AssemblyHeadline from MyNorthwest · 15 outlets

November 2025

  1. Netanyahu insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of U.N. vote leaving door openHeadline from PBS NewsHour · 10 outlets

September 2025

  1. UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting angry response from IsraelHeadline from Minneapolis Star Tribune · 50 outlets
  2. France leads a number of nations recognizing Palestinian state amid anger over Israel’s conduct in Gaza warHeadline from KTVZ Bend · 21 outlets
  3. UN General Assembly to vote on a Hamas-free Palestinian stateHeadline from Al-Monitor · 4 outlets

August 2025

  1. US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General AssemblyHeadline from WMUR · 13 outlets
  2. Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese saysHeadline from Minneapolis Star Tribune · 31 outlets

July 2025

  1. Trump threatens trade deal over Canada's Palestine stanceHeadline from UPI · 20 outlets
  2. Canada intends to recognize Palestinian state in September, Prime Minister Carney saysHeadline from KTVZ Bend · 27 outlets
  3. Britain to recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefireHeadline from KESQ Palm Springs · 35 outlets
  4. France to recognize Palestinian state, Macron saysHeadline from BNO News · 27 outlets

September 2024

  1. Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian stateHeadline from The Republic · 8 outlets

June 2024

  1. Armenia recognizes a Palestinian state, and Israel summons its ambassadorHeadline from Washington Times · 17 outlets
  2. Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize Palestinian stateHeadline from KRDO · 9 outlets

May 2024

  1. Palestinian prime minister visits Madrid after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognize Palestinian stateHeadline from WHEC Rochester · 9 outlets
  2. EU, Israel in war of words as ties nosedive ahead of Spain, Ireland recognizing Palestinian stateHeadline from The Republic · 9 outlets
  3. Spain, Norway recognise Palestinian state, Ireland nextHeadline from Al-Monitor · 30 outlets
  4. Spain, Ireland and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?Headline from WKBN Youngstown · 62 outlets
  5. UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bidHeadline from KVOA Tucson · 36 outlets

April 2024

  1. US vetoes Palestinian membership at United NationsHeadline from Al-Monitor · 33 outlets

January 2024

  1. Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with IsraelHeadline from Las Vegas Review-Journal · 11 outlets
  2. EU pushes for Palestinian statehood, rejecting Israeli leader’s insistence it’s off the tableHeadline from St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 9 outlets
  3. Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing BidenHeadline from MyNorthwest · 29 outlets
  4. Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenarioHeadline from WFMZ Allentown · 26 outlets

December 2023

  1. Biden Pushes Netanyahu to Change Stance on Palestinian StatehoodHeadline from Bloomberg · 9 outlets

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