For today, links to commentary from ScheerPost and to reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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The state of the ‘State of Palestine,’ by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Several weeks ago a group of 15 nations — among them prominent members of the Atlantic alliance — stated their intention to announce their formal declaration of Palestinian statehood at this year’s session. READ MORE . . .

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Israel approves plans to build new settlement in occupied West Bank. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR  Israel has cleared the way to build a controversial new settlement in the occupied West Bank, a move that has been condemned as the death knell for a future Palestinian state. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? From Reuters. The Palestine Liberation Organization declared the independence of a Palestinian state in 1988. Today, 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised a Palestinian state, most recently Mexico in January 2025. Major European powers have said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused, by Mattew Lee | AP  President Donald Trump’s administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from . . . READ MORE . . .

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