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Two Israeli lawmakers chanted slogans demanding recognition of Palestinian statehood and denouncing the Gaza genocide during US President Donald Trump’s speech to the Knesset on Monday, Anadolu reports. Footage showed Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif, members of the left-wing Hadash Party, being removed from the Knesset plenum after raising a paper banner reading “recognize Palestine.” While the US continues to reject the recognition of a Palestinian state, a total of 159 out of 193 UN member states have officially recognized it. During the UN General Assembly meetings last month, 11 countries — the UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium, Andorra, France, Malta, Monaco, and San Marino — formally recognized the state of Palestine. Trump’s speech before the Knesset was met […]
