{"id":2469862,"date":"2025-08-01T19:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khanna-circulating-letter-asking-us-to-recognize-palestinian-state\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:46:32","slug":"khanna-circulating-letter-asking-us-to-recognize-palestinian-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khanna-circulating-letter-asking-us-to-recognize-palestinian-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Khanna circulating letter asking US to recognize Palestinian state"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkhanna-circulating-letter-asking-us-to-recognize-palestinian-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is circulating a draft letter among House Democrats urging the Trump administration to recognise a Palestinian state,aligning the U.S. with recent moves by France, the United kingdom, Canada, and Malta. The letter highlights support for French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s announcement to recognize Palestinian statehood at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, and encourages the U.S. to follow suit.At least 11 House Democrats have signed on,emphasizing that recognition should be contingent on the palestinian leadership fully recognizing Israel,disarming hamas,and consolidating authority under the palestinian Authority. The letter was leaked before its official release, with Khanna expressing dismay at the leak but affirming continued efforts.the Trump administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-doesnt-shy-away-from-abortion-in-iowa-radio-ad\/\" title=\"Trump campaign doesn...t shy away from abortion in Iowa radio ad\">maintained strong support<\/a> for Israel and has opposed Palestinian state recognition while Hamas controls Gaza. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to pursue increased humanitarian aid for Gaza amid a worsening hunger crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Khanna circulating letter asking US to recognize Palestinian state<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2191006\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ro Khanna\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) began circulating a draft letter among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House Democrats\">House Democrats<\/a> asking the Trump administration to make the United States join other nations in recognizing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/3485378\/palestinian-state-requires-end-of-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Palestinian state\">Palestinian state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic-led effort comes after France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Malta have all recently announced their intentions to recognize Palestinian statehood amid the Israel-Hamas war. Khanna hopes the U.S. will also do so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3489073\/dccc-rob-bresnahan-congressional-stock-trading-ban\/\">DCCC targets Bresnahan over stock trading: &#8216;Only cares about his bottom line&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3488944\/tim-burchett-calls-on-james-comer-ask-george-soros-russiagate-testify\/\">Burchett calls on Comer to ask George Soros to testify over Russiagate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3487998\/marjorie-taylor-greene-israel-genocide-gaza-spending-cycle\/\">Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for US to stop funding Israel&#8217;s &#8216;genocide&#8217; of Gaza in upcoming spending cycle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We therefore welcome French President Emmaunuel [sic] Macron&rsquo;s announcement that, in addition to continuing to press for a ceasefire, release of the hostages and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >massive humanitarian aid effort<\/a> in Gaza, France will officially recognize Palestinian statehood in September,&rdquo; says the letter, which is addressed to President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Secretary of State <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marco Rubio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We encourage the governments of other countries that have yet to recognize Palestinian statehood, including the United States, to do so as well,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna announced on Thursday that the letter was leaked after <em>Jewish Insider<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2025\/07\/ro-khanna-house-progressives-letter-u-s-recognition-of-palestinian-state-trump-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"first reported\">reported<\/a> on the correspondence, which was not yet ready for publication.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Someone leaked our effort to try to sabotage it. Sad. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t work,&rdquo; Khanna <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1951066369077944580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">posted<\/a> on X. &ldquo;Recognizing a Palestinian state is an idea whose time has come. The response of my colleagues has been overwhelming. We will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">build support<\/a> and release prior to the U.N. convening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At least 11 House Democrats, including Khanna, have signed the letter. The other signatories are Reps. Greg Casar (TX), Veronica Escobar (TX), Lloyd Doggett (TX), Al Green (TX), Mark Pocan (WI), Jared Huffman (CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ), Pramila Jayapal (WA), Maxwell Frost (FL), and Jim McGovern (MA), <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5432795-khanna-palestinian-state-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Hill<\/em>. The draft does not feature the signatures.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, France <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3481545\/emmanuel-macron-france-recognize-palestinian-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"first indicated\">first indicated<\/a> it would recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. soon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3485037\/uk-recognize-palestinian-state-israel-end-gaza-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"followed suit\">followed suit<\/a> but stipulated it would only recognize a Palestinian state next month if Israel does not make substantial progress in ending its war with Hamas in Gaza by then. The U.K. wants Israel to agree to a lasting ceasefire, vow to never annex the West Bank, and commit to a two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p>Canada and Malta also announced they would recognize a Palestinian state at the U.N. summit in September.<\/p>\n<p>With the Trump administration back in power, the U.S. has stood by Israel amid the conflict and opposed any effort to recognize Palestinian statehood as long as Hamas controls Gaza. Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3485490\/us-frustrated-france-uk-palestinian-state-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"State Department\">State Department<\/a> and U.S. Ambassador to Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3484990\/mike-huckabee-french-recognition-palestinian-state-nazi-victory-wwii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"State Department\">Mike Huckabee<\/a> have condemned France&rsquo;s decision, saying the European nation is rewarding Hamas for its Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. is currently seeking a plan to get more humanitarian aid into Gaza, as Palestinians suffer from a hunger crisis. Huckabee and special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3488603\/witkoff-huckabee-gaza-aid-sites-hunger-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"visited\">visited<\/a> the food distribution sites in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-hundreds-of-american-citizens-are-able-to-exit-gaza\/\" title=\"Biden: Many US citizens can leave ....\">war-torn territory<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3487796\/rubio-visa-ban-palestinian-authority-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"RUBIO ROLLS OUT VISA BAN FOR PALESTINIAN GROUP TWO DAYS AFTER UK PROPOSED GIVING ORGANIZATION AUTHORITY\">RUBIO ROLLS OUT VISA BAN FOR PALESTINIAN GROUP TWO DAYS AFTER UK PROPOSED GIVING ORGANIZATION AUTHORITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As French President Macron made clear, a viable Palestinian state will need to fully recognize Israel and be demilitarized, including the disarmament of and relinquishing of power by Hamas, and consolidate the authority of the Palestinian Authority across its territories in order to be broadly embraced by the community of nations,&rdquo; Khanna&rsquo;s letter says. &ldquo;We will need to work closely with our Arab allies, the Palestinian people, and Israel to make this feasible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We believe recognizing Palestinian statehood and obligating Palestinian leaders to abide by the international law binding on states and their governments will make that far more achievable and sustainable than decades of statelessness and repression have.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You can read the letter in full below:<\/p>\n<p style=\" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;\">   <a title=\"View Khanna Palestinian statehood letter to President Trump and Secretary Rubio on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/896145078\/Khanna-Palestinian-statehood-letter-to-President-Trump-and-Secretary-Rubio#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Khanna Palestinian statehood letter to President Trump and Secretary Rubio<\/a> by <a title=\"View web-producers's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/701058553\/web-producers#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">web-producers<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Khanna Palestinian statehood letter to President Trump and Secretary Rubio\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/896145078\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-StoxDURHEhTPodK1RLPo\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_18122\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2191006\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2191006\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khanna urges US to recognize Palestinian state with letter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2469863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/khanna-palestinian-state-draft-letter.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[12748,32726,54985,55472],"class_list":["post-2469862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-khanna","tag-middle-east","tag-palestinian-state","tag-us-recognition"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/khanna-palestinian-state-draft-letter.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469862"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469866,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469862\/revisions\/2469866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}