Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) began circulating a draft letter among House Democrats asking the Trump administration to make the United States join other nations in recognizing a Palestinian state.
The Democratic-led effort comes after France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Malta have all recently announced their intentions to recognize Palestinian statehood amid the Israel-Hamas war. Khanna hopes the U.S. will also do so.
“We therefore welcome French President Emmaunuel [sic] Macron’s announcement that, in addition to continuing to press for a ceasefire, release of the hostages and a massive humanitarian aid effort in Gaza, France will officially recognize Palestinian statehood in September,” says the letter, which is addressed to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“We encourage the governments of other countries that have yet to recognize Palestinian statehood, including the United States, to do so as well,” it added.
Khanna announced on Thursday that the letter was leaked after Jewish Insider reported on the correspondence, which was not yet ready for publication.
“Someone leaked our effort to try to sabotage it. Sad. It won’t work,” Khanna posted on X. “Recognizing a Palestinian state is an idea whose time has come. The response of my colleagues has been overwhelming. We will build support and release prior to the U.N. convening.”
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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