The suggestion by the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, would represent a sharp departure from decades of U.S.

Opposition to the war in Gaza is fueling a new diplomatic approach. Major Western countries are coming together to support formal recognition of a Palestinian state. Israel is threatening retaliation.

France is leading an effort to support the formal recognition of a Palestinian state. It’s a significant step major Western countries were reluctant to take until the devastation caused by the war.

Donald Trump's ambassador to Israel told the BBC a "culture would have to change" for there to be a Palestinian state in the ...

France said it has received a letter from the Palestinian Authority that contains “concrete and unprecedented commitments” to ...

Supporting an independent Palestinian state is no longer official US policy, according to Mike Huckabee, America’s ambassador ...

There are currently no plans for Finland to promise recognition of a Palestinian state at next week's UN conference in New ...

Major Western countries are coming together to support formal recognition of a Palestinian state. Israel is threatening retaliation. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent ...