‘Israel will kneel’ to world pressure on Palestine: PA official

Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour said new recognitions signal growing global support for independent Palestinian state.

By World Israel News Staff

The Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to the United Nations hailed recent recognitions of an independent Palestinian state by major world powers, saying the momentum will increase international pressure on Israel.

PA Ambassador Riyad Mansour made the remarks in Arabic-language interviews and statements after the UK, Australia, Canada, and Portugal announced formal recognition of Palestine on Sunday.

Mansour said the move signaled that “soon, the entire world would recognize an independent Palestinian state.”

The recognitions are “historic, especially coming from Britain,” Mansour added, saying he believed that achieving “permanent status for Palestine at the UN” was on the horizon.

Mansour praised Colombia for ending diplomatic relations with Israel and Norway for divesting billions from investments tied to Israeli companies — actions he described as part of a growing list of measures that will “limit this illegal occupation.”

The ambassador added that “these are only examples of practical measures that will multiply and expand to limit this illegal occupation until Netanyahu and his government kneel and submit to the will of the world and the people.”

The diplomat added that “what is needed now are stronger practical steps that will suffocate this illegal occupation like those taken by Spain.”

He called for other countries to replicate Madrid’s steps, including bans on arms shipments to Israel and restrictions on ports or airports used as stopovers for shipments of weapons.

On Monday, the UN General Assembly in New York will hold a summit, called the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.

During the meeting, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France, most member states are expected to vote to support the official recognition of a Palestinian state by the UN.

Israel has expressed that it will take punitive measures against countries recognizing Palestine, with Israeli diplomats calling the move a “reward” for the October 7th massacres.

“The only beneficiary is Hamas… When terrorists are the ones cheering, you are not advancing peace; you are advancing terror,” Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon said in New York last week.