(Sept. 21, 2025 / JNS) Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) announced on Friday that she had sent a letter to U.S. allies France, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, “urging them to reverse course at the United Nations General Assembly by rejecting unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.”

The letter, sent together with Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), stressed that the move “would empower Hamas, endanger Israel’s security and eliminate a path to a negotiated peace.”