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

Active · last development Sep 16, 2026: “Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly”

What this arc covers

The push for recognition of a Palestinian state during the war: the US veto of Palestinian UN membership and the General Assembly's grant of new rights in 2024, recognition by Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Armenia, the 2025 recognitions by France, Britain, Canada and Australia and Trump's trade threat to Canada over it, US refusals of visas to Palestinian officials for the UN General Assembly, and Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence that there can be no Palestinian state.

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Earliest story we hold Dec 12, 2023 · 27 stories · 157 independent sources (counted once each) · 1009 days

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Part of The Israel-Hamas war

  1. Hunger, famine and the fight over aid to GazaOct 9, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026
  2. The campus protests and the fight over antisemitismOct 9, 2023 – Sep 21, 2026
  3. The ICC warrants and the genocide accusationsOct 15, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026
  4. the push to recognize a Palestinian stateThis arcDec 12, 2023 – Sep 16, 2026
  5. Trump's plan to take over Gaza and move Palestinians outJan 26, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026
  6. The Trump administration's bid to deport student activistsMar 9, 2025 – Sep 14, 2026
  7. The activist boats that tried to break Gaza's blockadeMay 2, 2025 – May 20, 2026
  8. Trump's peace plan, the 2025 cease-fire and what followedSep 25, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026
Show remaining 6 arcs
  1. Israel's reckoning over October 7 and Netanyahu's clashes with his security chiefsOct 7, 2023 – Sep 8, 2026
  2. Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on IsraelOct 7, 2023 – May 12, 2026
  3. Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian tollOct 7, 2023 – Sep 16, 2025
  4. The hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 5, 2025
  5. US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conductOct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025
  6. The protests in the US over the warOct 8, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 16– 172026Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly16 articles · 15 independent sources
2 left, 5 center, 2 right
Nov 16– 172025Netanyahu insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of U.N. vote leaving door open10 articles · 10 independent sources
1 left, 5 center, 0 right
Sep 21– 222025UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting angry response from Israel89 articles · 50 independent sources
10 left, 16 center, 8 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Apr 18 – 19, 2024US vetoes Palestinian membership at United Nations40 articles · 33 independent sources
  2. May 10 – 11, 2024UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid52 articles · 36 independent sources
  3. May 22 – 23, 2024Spain, Ireland and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?106 articles · 62 independent sources
  4. Jul 29 – 30, 2025Britain to recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire38 articles · 35 independent sources
  5. Sep 21 – 22, 2025UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting angry response from Israel89 articles · 50 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Dec 2023Jul 2024Jan 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Dec 11, 20233139
Jan 15, 2024812379
Jan 22, 202412110
Jan 29, 202412214
Apr 15, 202475535
Apr 22, 202444225
May 6, 2024411446
May 20, 20241322795
May 27, 2024416650
Jun 3, 202404110
Jun 17, 202416416
Sep 16, 202434113
Sep 23, 20240128
Jul 21, 202547726
Jul 28, 20251316975
Aug 11, 202538532
Aug 25, 202513310
Sep 8, 20250112
Sep 15, 2025514768
Sep 22, 2025714435
Nov 10, 20250306
Nov 17, 20251304
Sep 14, 202625212

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

25% left · 60% center · 15% right of 157 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 27 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. December 2023

    Dec 12Biden Pushes Netanyahu to Change Stance on Palestinian Statehood11 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 3 right

  2. January 2024

    Jan 18– 19Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario44 articles · 26 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 1 right
  3. Jan 18– 22Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing Biden43 articles · 29 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 2 right
  4. Jan 22EU pushes for Palestinian statehood, rejecting Israeli leader’s insistence it’s off the table9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

  5. February 2024

    Feb 1– 2Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel15 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right

  6. April 2024

    Apr 18– 19US vetoes Palestinian membership at United Nations40 articles · 33 independent sources
    7 left, 5 center, 5 right
  7. Apr 25Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established25 articles · 20 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 2 right

  8. May 2024

    May 10– 11UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid52 articles · 36 independent sources
    4 left, 11 center, 4 right
  9. May 22– 23Spain, Ireland and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?106 articles · 62 independent sources
    13 left, 22 center, 7 right
  10. May 27– 28Spain, Norway recognise Palestinian state, Ireland next37 articles · 30 independent sources
    3 left, 12 center, 4 right
  11. May 27EU, Israel in war of words as ties nosedive ahead of Spain, Ireland recognizing Palestinian state9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  12. May 29Palestinian prime minister visits Madrid after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognize Palestinian state9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right

  13. June 2024

    Jun 4– 5Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize Palestinian state10 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  14. Jun 21Armenia recognizes a Palestinian state, and Israel summons its ambassador19 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 4 right

  15. September 2024

    Sep 17– 18The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation18 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 1 right
  16. Sep 28Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right

  17. July 2025

    Jul 24– 25France to recognize Palestinian state, Macron says37 articles · 27 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 7 right
  18. Jul 29– 30Britain to recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire38 articles · 35 independent sources
    8 left, 9 center, 8 right
  19. Jul 30– 31Canada intends to recognize Palestinian state in September, Prime Minister Carney says28 articles · 27 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 2 right
  20. Jul 31Trump threatens trade deal over Canada's Palestine stance22 articles · 20 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 6 right

  21. August 2025

    Aug 11Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says38 articles · 31 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 5 right
  22. Aug 29US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly14 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right

  23. September 2025

    Sep 12UN General Assembly to vote on a Hamas-free Palestinian state6 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  24. Sep 18– 23France leads a number of nations recognizing Palestinian state amid anger over Israel’s conduct in Gaza war24 articles · 21 independent sources
    1 left, 8 center, 3 right
  25. Sep 21– 22UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting angry response from Israel89 articles · 50 independent sources
    10 left, 16 center, 8 right

  26. November 2025

    Nov 16– 17Netanyahu insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of U.N. vote leaving door open10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right

  27. September 2026

    Sep 16– 17Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly16 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 2 right