Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts

Monday, September 8, 2025

Finland’s main opposition decries government’s stance on Gaza, urges Palestinian state recognition

(So would you look at that. Saudi Arabia is hosting the Sept. 22 meeting on recognition of Palestine as a state and all of a sudden, 60 Minutes does a bullshit piece about Saudi Arabia being responsible for 9/11 and influencers like Whitney Webb all of a sudden are making whatever bullshit claims they can about MbS (she was aligning him with Jeffrey Epstein to smear by association due to some stupid photo and her 'belief' that Epstein was running one of the Sovereign Wealth Funds. MbS and Epstein met thousands of people during the course of their dealings and took selfies with many of them. Its bullshit... but what do you expect from an Epstein 'expert' who refuses to acknowledge the man is still alive and most likely raping children to this day.)

from PressTV

Finland’s leading opposition party has denounced the government’s approach to the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, emphasizing the necessity for clear foreign policy actions, notably the “crucial” recognition of the State of Palestine.

“All countries, including Finland, must be prepared to do everything they can and ought to do to end the suffering and bloodshed in [West Asia],” Social Democratic Party leader Antti Lindtman told public broadcaster YLE.

France and Saudi Arabia will co-host the meeting on Palestinian recognition during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 22. 

Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom have also said they plan to recognize Palestine, joining nearly 150 countries that already have...

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Saturday, August 2, 2025

Finland’s president says he is ready to recognize Palestinian state

from PressTV

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb says he is ready to approve recognition of a Palestinian state if the government moves forward with and submits an official proposal.

“The decisions by France, the United Kingdom and Canada reinforce the trend towards recognizing Palestine as part of efforts to breathe new life into the peace process,” Stubb wrote on X.

He added, “If I receive a proposal to recognize the Palestinian state, I am prepared to approve it.”

Earlier, Stubb told the Finnish news agency STT that the recognition of Palestine has reached a point where Finland must make a choice.

“We have been discussing this difficult question since the beginning of October 2023. Now I myself see that the situation has progressed to the point where Finland must make its choice,” he said.

Stubb expressed optimism regarding Finland’s potential recognition of Palestine, emphasizing that such action would carry greater significance if it were part of a wider international initiative.

He underscored that such recognition should be directed towards facilitating the peace process and the proposed so-called two-state solution.

The president further condemned the atrocities committed by Israel in Gaza, saying that collective punishment and the suffering of civilians are “unacceptable.”...

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