India, Aug. 11 -- Two more nations - Australia and New Zealand - have announced that they are considering recognizing a Palestinian state.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a news conference Monday that his government will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.
"Australia will recognize the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority," Albanese told reporters.
The commitments from the government that rules the Palestinian territory in the West Bank include demilitarizing, general elections and recognizing Israel's right to exist.
"A two-state solution is humanity's best hope to break the cycle ...