PM Keir Starmer says the move will "revive the hope of peace", but Israel's Netanyahu previously said it would harden Hamas' "refusal to free hostages".
What does this mean? Are there any meaningful implications or are we just stating the obvious? In a world where Palestine has been occupied for over 50 years, and for some reason it isn’t legally called annexation, do these designations mean anything?
Will they have formula diplomatic relations? Will Palestinians finally be able to get valid passports?
I don’t want to miss-state what is in the article, but it is a move in part to distance ourselves from the US position, and to help embolden other nations to also do so. With sufficient international backing (Australia is too small to be able to swing things by itself), recognition of a legitimate Palestinian government would include things such as embassies, passports, trade deals etc.
Unfortunately, although our brains have become desensitised over the past decade by over-the-top political bullshit - this is how things used to be handled in a more civilised time.
I think it’s one of those things which technically enables some stuff (embassies or some shit? The reframing of Israel as literally invading another country, rather than committing sins against ppl whose homeland exists but doesn’t exist?) but probably won’t have much on an impact and is more designed to say ‘hehm. Ackshually it is not totally super cool what you guys are doing’. But then we probably continue to sell them components and widgets that ultimately get used in war machines because dude have you seen the way predominantly-English-speaking nations act towards those that aren’t? But like I think it as at least something, and will likely have implications of technical legality that make some enablement of Israel more difficult or even impossible as the new setting takes hold. Maybe.
Of course by that time…
But let’s hold onto some tiny modicum of hope, because what else is there. Even a teaspoon of water in the desert is better than mouth of sand.
What does this mean? Are there any meaningful implications or are we just stating the obvious? In a world where Palestine has been occupied for over 50 years, and for some reason it isn’t legally called annexation, do these designations mean anything?
Will they have formula diplomatic relations? Will Palestinians finally be able to get valid passports?
Here is an Australian Broadcasting Company (Aussie ABC, not to be confused with the US/Disney one), explaining what this all means: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/australia-recognises-state-of-palestine-two-state-solution/105799276
I don’t want to miss-state what is in the article, but it is a move in part to distance ourselves from the US position, and to help embolden other nations to also do so. With sufficient international backing (Australia is too small to be able to swing things by itself), recognition of a legitimate Palestinian government would include things such as embassies, passports, trade deals etc.
Unfortunately, although our brains have become desensitised over the past decade by over-the-top political bullshit - this is how things used to be handled in a more civilised time.
I think it’s one of those things which technically enables some stuff (embassies or some shit? The reframing of Israel as literally invading another country, rather than committing sins against ppl whose homeland exists but doesn’t exist?) but probably won’t have much on an impact and is more designed to say ‘hehm. Ackshually it is not totally super cool what you guys are doing’. But then we probably continue to sell them components and widgets that ultimately get used in war machines because dude have you seen the way predominantly-English-speaking nations act towards those that aren’t? But like I think it as at least something, and will likely have implications of technical legality that make some enablement of Israel more difficult or even impossible as the new setting takes hold. Maybe.
Of course by that time…
But let’s hold onto some tiny modicum of hope, because what else is there. Even a teaspoon of water in the desert is better than mouth of sand.
they won’t do anything meaninful like put sanctions on israel so it’s mainly performative bullshit.
it’s just meant as a signal to american establishment politicians that they should maybe stop betting on a losing horse
The answer is no for all your questions
“what does this all mean?”
“No”
Ok. 🤣