More than 7,500 Israelis have signed a petition calling for the recognition of the Palestinian state and the cessation of the genocide being waged by Tel Aviv on the Gaza Strip for nearly two years.
This was stated in a statement issued today, Wednesday, by the "Zazim Movement," which is a non-governmental Israeli movement that includes Jewish and Arab activists.
The movement stated in its announcement that it launched the petition "to convey a clear and united Israeli voice to the international community ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on September 22."
The movement expects the number of signatories to exceed 10,000 before the General Assembly convenes.
The petition states that "recognition of the Palestinian state is not a punishment for Israel, but a step towards a better future based on mutual recognition and security for both peoples."
It added, "The choice is clear: either recognize a Palestinian state alongside Israel, or move towards an extremist project like that of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich," considering the annexation he advocates as a racist separation and a continuation of the genocide.
Smotrich and other ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu's government are pushing for the annexation of the occupied West Bank to Israel, which, if it occurs, would end the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state.
Recognition of the Palestinian state is not a punishment for Israel, but a step towards a better future.
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7,500 Israelis sign a petition for the recognition of the State of Palestine.