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The Question of Palestinian Statehood

The Daily

2025/10/03
The Daily

The Daily

2025/10/03

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The suffering in the Gaza Strip has fueled international pressure on Israel to end the war and pushed western powers to recognize a Palestinian state. The isolation was on display last week at the United Nations. Jessica Cheung, a producer for “The Daily,...

Highlights

The global response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reignited a long-standing diplomatic struggle over Palestinian statehood. As international sentiment shifts, years of stalled negotiations and deep-seated political resistance are being challenged by new momentum at the United Nations.
11:03
Recognition of Palestine is a turning point like the end of apartheid in South Africa.
16:30
Recognition of Palestine rewards Hamas, not peace
22:13
Netanyahu publicly supports statehood in name only while privately rejecting it.
29:23
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Chapters

A Lifelong Fight: From Refugee Roots to Diplomatic Resistance
00:00
Breaking Isolation: How Global Recognition Shifted the Narrative
06:20
Netanyahu’s Stand: Why Israel Rejected the U.N. Move
14:56
Trump’s Plan: A Peace Framework Without Palestinian Statehood?
18:35
Hope Amid Obstacles: Can International Support Build a Viable State?
25:36

Transcript

Wesley Morris: I'm Wesley Morris, I'm a critic for the New York Times, and I'm the host of a podcast called Cannonball. We're going to talk about that song you can't get out of your head, that TV show you watched and can't stop thinking about, and the movi...