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Global Push for Two-State Solution Intensifies at UN as US and Israel Boycott Talks

A high-level United Nations conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, has brought together dozens of countries to rally support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The event, which aims to revive stalled peace efforts and address the ongoing war in Gaza, was notably boycotted by the United States and Israel, who criticized the timing and effectiveness of the talks. UN Secretary-General António Guterres and other leaders emphasized that a two-state solution is the only viable path to lasting peace and called for urgent, concrete steps to make Palestinian statehood a reality. France and Saudi Arabia are urging the international community, including the European Union, to pressure Israel to commit to this framework. Despite the absence of key players, the conference signals growing international momentum for renewed negotiations and recognition of Palestinian statehood.

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 @S3curityPonieSocial Democracyfrom Minnesota  commented…2mos2MO

Honestly, it’s disappointing but not surprising to see the US and Israel skip out on these talks—dialogue and international cooperation are exactly what’s needed to move toward peace and justice. Social democrats should support the global push for a two-state solution because it’s the only fair way to guarantee both Israeli security and Palestinian self-determination. Hopefully, mounting pressure from the rest of the world will push the holdouts to finally come to the table in good faith.

 @85YTLCMProgressivefrom Maine  commented…2mos2MO

It’s honestly about time the world puts real pressure on making the two-state solution happen. The fact that the US and Israel just skipped out says a lot—they’re clearly not interested in genuine peace or justice for Palestinians. This whole situation in Gaza has gone on way too long, and Palestinians deserve a state and basic rights. It’s good to see France, Saudi Arabia, and other countries stepping up, but without US involvement, it’ll be a tough road. Still, the growing international support gives me hope that things might finally start to change for the better.

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Trump’s Doom vs. Harris’s Hope as America Decides Its Fate

Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris closed out their campaigns in the final hours before Election Day in starkly different moods: The former president, often appearing drained at arenas that were not filled, claimed that the country was on the brink of ruin, while the vice president promised a more united future as energized supporters chanted alongside her, “We’re not going back.”In stop after stop, the presidential rivals essentially offered up two competing versions of reality on Monday and into early Tuesday. Mr. Trump repeatedly raised the specter of unchecked immigration and the dangers of Democratic policies as he spoke to crowds in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before closing with a midnight rally in Michigan.With a comparatively more optimistic message, Ms. Harris crisscrossed Pennsylvania, which holds 19 electoral votes that could decide the race. Stopping in Scranton, Allentown and Pittsburgh before a nighttime rally in Philadelphia, Ms. Harris talked about bolstering the economy and restoring federal abortion rights. She asserted that Americans were “exhausted” and ready to move on from the politics of the past decade.About 30 miles to the southwest, Mr. Trump was in Reading, Pa., broadly portraying undocumented immigrants as mentally ill criminals and calling those accused of crimes “savages” and “animals.”Both leaned on Hispanic supporters as they tried to rally Latino voters. The pro-Harris rapper Fat Joe, who is Puerto Rican, practically shamed his fellow Latinos in Allentown as he asked, “Where’s your pride?” Mr. Trump, still facing fallout from his rally in New York at which a comedian called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” brought Roberto Clemente Jr., the son of the Puerto Rican baseball legend, to the stage at a rally in Pittsburgh.But Mr. Trump, reaching the end of a grueling marathon of a campaign that began in 2022, looked visibly weary, battling fatigue in front of listless crowds, though he was relatively more upbeat and energized in Michigan. Ms. Harris, still appearing fresh after a three-month sprint, appealed for unity and pressed the contrast to her rival without uttering his name.“The measure of a true leader is based not on who you beat down,” she said. “It is based on who you lift up.”Despite the sharply different tones, polls suggest the race remains tight, with the final New York Times/Siena College surveys showing the candidates tied or holding only narrow leads in all of the seven battleground states.

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