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Mosby

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14. 71% of French, 87% of UK public against Palestinian state recognition without Hamas conditions

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 12:21 PM

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Over two-thirds of French citizens and almost 90% of the British public don’t support their governments’ expected moves this week to recognize a Palestinian state without preconditions, such as Hamas’s release of hostages and surrender, being met, according to two separate polls by the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF) and JL Partners.

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U.K, Canada and Australia formally recognize a Palestinian state, breaking with the U.S. [View all] riversedge Sunday OP

Is that going to stop the genocide? AloeVera Sunday #1

Acknowledging a state is the right thing to do, but it will not stop Israel's genocide. Lonestarblue Sunday #2

Exactly. Why is that not happening, I wonder? AloeVera Sunday #3

The US has the greatest influence iemanja Sunday #6

the rest of the world should take teh folowwing stepa moonshinegnomie Sunday #4

I was wondering if you thought Hamas had any culpability at all. Username1234 Sunday #7

As long as the US supports Israel's total impunity, only #4 will happen. AloeVera Sunday #8

I'm so old that I remember when there was a country called "Palestine." OMGWTF Sunday #5

When was that? Mosby Sunday #13

Yeah really, Hieronymus Phact Sunday #16

Words Tetrachloride Sunday #9

"... and a two state solution...". What REAGAN insisted upon! NM Grins Sunday #10

This will shake things up some. republianmushroom Sunday #11

Israel has squandered the international good will that followed 10/7 the same way we squandered... thesquanderer Sunday #12

71% of French, 87% of UK public against Palestinian state recognition without Hamas conditions Mosby Sunday #14

News reports about Gaza don't immediately make me think of Hamas or Netanyahu democrank Sunday #15

Once again, with regrets. The only two things that are certain are death and war in the middle east. twodogsbarking Sunday #17