Japan considers formal recognition of Palestinian state, says top diplomat.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa revealed that Japan is deliberating the formal recognition of the State of Palestine in a recent statement.
Kamikawa, a seasoned politician aged 71, affirmed her government’s endorsement of a two-state solution to resolve the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
She maintained that Japan understands Palestinians dream for an independent sovereign state and reaffirmed Tokyo’s support for this noble cause.
“With regard to recognition of the Palestinian state, we want to continue to address this issue comprehensively, taking into account how to advance the peace process,” the top Japanese diplomat stated.
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Japan recognition of Palestinian state
Earlier, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit urged Japan to recognize Palestine during his address at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, where he participated in the 5th Japan-Arab Economic Forum.
“That is the only solution; the apartheid, annexation and oppression committed by Israel are not feasible solutions,” he said.
Aboul Gheit denounced Israel’s apartheid, annexation, and oppression as unviable solutions and cited these actions as the root causes behind Hamas’s Operation al-Aqsa Storm offensive against Israel on October 7.
Pro-Palestine activists organized a bike ride across Japan called the Tanabata Ride for Palestinians, raising awareness about the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/lHCrr7jeUv
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He called out the necessity of establishing a Palestinian state.
“Israel has the urge and desire to suppress Palestinian hopes of independence,” he added.
“We, however, are calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state.”
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The Palestinians are fighting for an independent state within the Gaza Strip and West Bank, with East Jerusalem (al-Quds) as its capital.
Israel, which seized East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and later annexed it in 1980, claims the city as its “eternal and undivided” capital.
However, this annexation has not received recognition from the international community.
