New Zealand’s Missed Moment: Recognizing Palestine At The UN – Palestine Forum of New Zealand

New Zealand’s Missed Moment: Recognizing Palestine At The UN – Palestine Forum of New Zealand

New Zealand has long prided itself on standing for justice and multilateralism. Yet the government’s refusal to recognize the State of Palestine is a failure of moral leadership. While countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Norway, and most of the global South have already taken this step, Wellington’s “not yet” posture looks less like caution and more like complicity. International law is unambiguous. The Montevideo Conve…