How will Washington confront the international movement to recognize the State of Palestine?

Journalists agreed that the diplomatic momentum resulting from the recognition of the Palestinian state by 150 UN member countries will not reflect on the actual reality of the Palestinian people unless it transforms into tangible political pressure, especially in light of the weak position of the United Nations in front of the United States and its ally Israel.

Although chief global correspondent Devex Colum Lynch acknowledged that the recognition by America's allies such as Britain and Canada raises concerns in Washington, which finds itself isolated alongside Tel Aviv in the face of an international consensus on a two-state solution, he warned that increased pressure could lead U.S. President Donald Trump to take punitive actions against the United Nations, such as reducing his country's funding to the UN, something he has previously done with international organizations.

Lynch clarified—during his participation in a "special window from Washington" on the occasion of the international conference to implement the two-state solution under the presidency of Saudi Arabia and France—that these recognitions are still under negotiation and have not crystallized into an official decision approved by the United Nations.

Lynch did not hide his concern about the position that President Trump will announce when he appears before the General Assembly later today, Tuesday, in response to the international movement to recognize the Palestinian state.

The current U.S. administration shows no interest in the position of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who called on all countries in the world to recognize the State of Palestine to solidify the two-state right, as Lynch pointed out that Trump and his Secretary of State Mark Rubio deliberately ignored Guterres and have not met with him since the Trump administration took office, and they are waiting for his term to end in a year while seeking to appoint someone close to the Trump administration's orientations to the position of head of the UN organization.

Trump had announced a few days ago his rejection of this international trend, considering it a reward for what he called "terrorists," and that it would complicate matters in the Middle East.

For his part, the director of the Palestinian Media Foundation, Ibrahim Al-Madhoun, stated that international recognitions will not stop the "genocide in Gaza" or the "Judaization of Jerusalem" or "settlement expansion" unless they transform into practical measures and effective pressures on the occupation, and he called for unifying Palestinian efforts and drawing up a unified roadmap, alongside more stringent Arab movements against Israel.