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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

New Zealand government faces backlash for not recognising Palestinian state

New Zealand’s decision to not recognise Palestinian statehood placed the country on the wrong side of history, opposition parties and senior leaders said.

Foreign minister Winston Peters said at the UN General Assembly on Saturday that while his country was committed to a two-state solution, it did not yet recognise the state of Palestine.

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