First-of-its-kind Democratic-led US Senate motion seeks recognition of Palestinian state

A group of US senators has introduced the first Senate resolution to urge recognition of a Palestinian state, further signaling a shift in American sentiment toward Israel nearly two years into its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Democratic-led measure is unlikely to pass the chamber where President Donald Trump’s Republicans have a 53-47 majority. Trump said yesterday that he disagrees with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over whether to recognize a Palestinian state, and no Republicans have joined efforts to do so. Democrat Jeff Merkley of Oregon,...