In a stance that differs from that of many of its closest allies, New Zealand has announced that it will not recognise Palestinian statehood.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters made the announcement in a much-heralded address to the U.N. General Assembly, taking most observers by surprise.
Peters appeared to obliquely criticise other countries, including Australia, the UK, and France, which had recently announced they recognised Palestinian statehood.
New Zealanders, he said, had been “appalled by the barbarity of Hamas’s attack on Israeli citizens on Oct. 7, 2023,” leading them to conclude: “Hamas have no place in any future Palestinian state. They know only hate.”…
New Zealand Breaks With Most of Its Allies, Will Not Recognise a Palestinian State
