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Justice James Amatosho of the Federal
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High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday
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ruled that the detained Bafra agitation
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leader Nami Kanu has case to answer
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because the Nigeria government
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prosecution team have provided some
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evidence that requires explanations from
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the detained Bafra leader. This the
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coordinating lawyer to Nambdi Kanu
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barister a lawyer Gi Mccor said the
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judgment of the court does not mean
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Nambdi Kanu has been pronounced guilty
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rather the ruling indicated that he
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should give explanations to certain
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evidences the federal government of
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Nigeria brought before the court. It
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would be recalled that the ruling on the
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no case submission filed by Nambi Carano
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that was earlier slated to be held on
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October 10th, 2025 was abridged and
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rescheduled to Friday the 26th of
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Justice James Omatosho also rejected
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request by Caro to be transferred from
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custody of the Department of State
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Services DSS to the National Hospital
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Abuja for medical examination over
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alleged deteriorating health issues. The
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court subsequently ordered the president
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of Nigerian Medical Association NMA to
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constitute an investigation committee to
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examine Kanu's medical condition and
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submit a report to it in 8 days
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following objection by DSS to his
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request to be transferred to National
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Hospital for second opinion on his
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health condition. We had earlier in the
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year reported that the case between the
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federal government of Nigeria and the
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detained leader of the indigenous people
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of Bafrae Nami Kanu apparently took a
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new technical twist after one of the
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lawyers of the detained Bafra leader
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Paul Ericoro San presented and played
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three videos which the federal high
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court sitting in Abuja later admitted in
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evidence. the videos of former Nigeria
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chief of army staff retired General
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Theophilus Danjuma saying security
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operatives in the West Africa country
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specifically the armed forces are
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working together with the armed bandits
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to kill Nigerians stressing that if
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Nigerians depend on the armed forces to
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curb insecurity they will all die one by
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one also that of Governor Hope of Imho
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state saying politicians are behind
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killings in the state lastly in The most
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interesting video played at the court to
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counter the testimony or statement made
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by the DSS prosecutor witness over
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Nambdi Kanu led IPOB founding eastern
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security network ESN allegedly created
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by group of youths in the southeastern
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geopolitical zone of Nigeria often
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referred to as Bafra land to fight in
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self-defense against fani armed bandits
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or terrorists that were advancing and
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killing people in the eastern state
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during the era of President Muhammadu
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Buhari was that of the director general
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of the department of state services DSS
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Adola Ajayi who is apparently the
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government chief complainer in the case
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and the DSSDG in the video recorded and
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published by Symphony News Media in
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February 2025 narrated how youths of the
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Zar community in Katagum local
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government area and Tafawa Blewa
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community of Tfawa Blewa local
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government area in Baoi state when the
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DSSDG was the state director of state
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security services SSS resorted to
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self-help and killed all boohh haram
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terrorists that came to attack them
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without depending on the security
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operatives according to the president of
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France Emanuel Macarron and its US
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counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday
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engaged in a tough talk over the
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recognition of Palestine state and the
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Israeli war in Gaza during the bilateral
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meeting both held on the sideline of the
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UN N general assembly in New York where
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the French president insisted that
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Israel has already achieved more by
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killing the top militia leaders of Hamas
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saying it doesn't work to dismantle the
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Hamas. This is not the right way to
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proceed. He said while President Trump
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had reiterated and insisted that things
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will not work the way the French
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president had suggested that the October
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7th, 2023 hostages still in the custody
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of Hamas cannot be honored with such
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suggestions. The meeting was held when
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videos of the French president Emanuel
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Macarron and Turkish President Reep
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Erdogan went viral on the internet where
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both presidents were stopped or blocked
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separately by New York police operatives
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as they tried to cross streets in the
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New York City over yet to be seen
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incoming motorcade of their counterpart
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President Donald Trump. The French
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president Emanuel Macarron called Donald
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Trump on the phone after his journey to
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the French embassy was blocked by police
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officers preparing for the motorcade of
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the US president but that of the Turkish
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president Reep Erdogan could be seen
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quickly surrounded by his security team
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in a manner that makes the president
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looked apparently in shock the moment
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some group of New York police officers
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advanced towards them to stop the
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Turkish presidential team from crossing
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the road. According to New York Times,
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nothing frustrates a New Yorker in a
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hurry like finding that a street has
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been blocked off because some big shot
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is in town. Apparently, the same is true
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for the president of France, Emanuel
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Macarron. On Monday evening, Mr. Macron
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in New York for the UN General Assembly
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was stuck on a Manhattan street corner
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that had been closed off for President
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Trump's motorcade. The meeting of world
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leaders is among other things a traffic
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nightmare. At first, Mr. Macron did what
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many New Yorkers might do. He pleaded
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with a police officer to let him cross
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the street. I have 10 people with me,
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Mr. Macron told the officer, according
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to video that shows the French president
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making his case on the street corner. I
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go to the French embassy, but the
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officer politely held his ground and
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would not let Mr. Macron cross the
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street. I'm sorry, President. I'm really
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sorry, he told Mr. Macron. It's just
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that everything's been frozen right now.
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There's a motorcade coming right now.
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I'm sorry, Mr. Macron, who has engaged
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in diplomacy to try to end the wars in
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Ukraine and Gaza, tried again. I
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negotiate with you, the French president
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said on the video. When that didn't
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work, Mr. Macron did what average New
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Yorkers cannot do. He pulled out his
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phone and called the president of the
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United States. "How are you?" he asked
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Mr. Trump, cell phone pressed to his
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ear. "Guess what? I am waiting the
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street because everything is frozen for
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you." It was not clear from the video
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what Mr. Trump said. But Mr. Macron
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chuckled and told the American president
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that he was hoping to have a discussion
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with him and Qatari officials about the
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situation in Gaza. The White House did
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not immediately respond to a request.
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There is no doubt that this week may be
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an interesting week in the international
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community as world leaders gather for
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the 2025 United Nations General Assembly
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meeting to discuss and take a stand over
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decades of conflicts between Israel and
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the people of Palestine, especially some
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of them well known as Hamas fighters,
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over territorial integrity and
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sovereignty, most especially ever since
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the state of Palestine was officially
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declared by the Palestine Liberation
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Organization PLO on the 15th. 18 of
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November 1988 claiming sovereignty over
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the West Bank which includes East
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Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. And as at
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the end of 1988, over 78 countries
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approved the declaration, including
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Nigeria that recognized Palestinian
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state barely 3 days after the
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declaration on November 18th, 1988. And
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the numbers have been increasing,
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particularly since the beginning of
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2024, like never before. As of September
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21st, 2025, over 151 countries out of
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the 193 United Nations members have
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recognized the Palestinian state,
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including United Kingdom, UK, which its
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recognition appears to be more
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disturbing to the Israeli government
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with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
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Netanyahu issuing what he described as a
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clear message to the world leaders
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recognizing Palestine as a country of
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its own that it's not going to happen.
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The United Kingdom, Australia, Canada,
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among others, declared and announced
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their recognition of the Palestinian
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state on September 21st, 2025, while
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countries like Germany, Italy, Japan,
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and South Korea, among others, are yet
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to make their position known. In a video
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broadcast on Sunday, the British Prime
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Minister Kama said, "Today, to revive
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the hope of peace for the Palestinians
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and Israelis and a two-state solution,
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the United Kingdom formally recognizes
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the state of Palestine, adding that the
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recognition is not a reward for Hamas,
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reiterating that the United Kingdom has
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already prescribed and sanctioned Hamas
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as a terrorist organization, saying any
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member of Hamas will not be a member of
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the Palestinian government, including
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joining the security architectures of
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the Palestinian state. A statement by
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the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin
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Netanyahu, issued a few hours after the
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video broadcast by the Prime Minister of
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the United Kingdom, Kama. The Israel
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Prime Minister said there would never be
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a Palestinian state to the west of the
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Jordan River. In quotes, Prime Minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu said, "I have a clear
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message to those leaders who are
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recognizing a Palestinian state after
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the horrendous October 7th massacre. You
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are rewarding terror with an enormous
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prize. And I have another message for
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you. It's not going to happen. There
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will be no Palestinian state to the west
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of the Jordan River. For years, I have
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prevented the creation of that terror
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state against tremendous pressure, both
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domestic and from abroad. We have done
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this with determination and with astute
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statesmanship. Moreover, we have doubled
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the Jewish settlement in Judea and
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Samaria, and we will continue on this
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path. The response to the latest attempt
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to force upon us a terrorist state in
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the heart of our land will be given
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after my return from the United States.
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Stand by. In the face of the growing
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horror in the Middle East,
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