By not recognising a Palestinian state, NZ puts its own hard-won reputation on the line
- Written by Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago
Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty ImagesThere seems to be a mismatch between what a UN inquiry recently described as genocide in Gaza and New Zealand’s announcement at the United Nations on Saturday that it will not yet join 157 other countries in recognising a Palestinian state.
The government decision, relayed by Foreign Minister Winston Peters...
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