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On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed one of the most sensitive issues in international politics: the recognition of the State of Palestine.
NEW YORK (USA). Meloni stressed that recognizing a Palestinian state could be seen as a symbolic political act capable of exerting pressure in diplomatic dynamics. However, she immediately clarified that without the requirements of effective sovereignty — defined borders, stable institutions, and governing capacity — such recognition risks remaining a gesture without tangible impact for the Palestinian population.
It is a position that reflects a certain realism: a formal act is not enough; it must be followed by a concrete path capable of affecting people’s lives.
The central point of her remarks was the link between recognition and two non-negotiable conditions: the release of hostages and the exclusion of Hamas from any governing role. “It is Hamas that started this war and that prevents it from ending by refusing to release the hostages,” Meloni reiterated.
This approach shifts the focus of the discussion: according to the Prime Minister, international pressure must not only target Israel but also — and above all — Hamas, responsible for triggering the escalation.
To give substance to this line, Meloni announced that the parliamentary majority will present a motion making recognition of Palestine conditional precisely on these two requirements. A strategy intended to gather cross-party support: “It will not find the support of Islamist extremists, but it should find that of reasonable people,” she observed.
Behind this move lies the desire to turn a divisive issue into a shared platform, or at least to push the opposition toward a more concrete and less symbolic political reflection.
The context is also significant: in New York, the Prime Minister met with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa. These are signs of an Italy seeking to weave diplomatic relations on multiple levels, maintaining an open dialogue with key regional actors.
The strategy is clear: avoid being dragged into ideological confrontations and instead remain anchored to a ground of mediation, where recognition is not an end in itself but a tool conditioned on concrete steps toward peace.
