New Zealand has indicated it will consider officially recognising a Palestinian state, following announcements from Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced the government will make a formal decision on Palestinian statehood in September.
Dr Martin Kear is with the University of Sydney's Department of Government and International Relations, and the author of the book Hamas and Palestine: The Contested Road to Statehood. He joins Emile Donovan to discuss increasing calls for a two-state solution in the Middle East and the significance of Palestinian statehood as a global development.
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