Opinion: At UN, western powers push phantom 'Palestine' recognition to safeguard Israel

On 12 September, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in support of a resolution to revive a two-state solution.

Adopted by 142 states, the "New York Declaration" paves the way for a 22 September summit to push for greater recognition of a phantasmatic Palestinian state.

In recent months, a chorus of western governments has lined up behind this French- and Saudi-led statehood scheme.

The upcoming UN conference comes as Israel's genocide in Gaza nears its two-year mark, with at least 64,000 Palestinians killed and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis inflicted through weaponised starvation and the systematic destruction of the territory.

As Israel pursues its final solution against Palestinians, its belligerence has extended beyond Gaza to Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Tunisia and even Qatar, where its strikes in Doha last Tuesday targeted Hamas negotiators and killed six people in the process.

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