Western Allies Formally Recognize A Palestinian State. The U.S. Won't.

At the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump reiterated the U.S. had no plans to recognize a Palestinian state. It comes as many traditional allies, like Canada, the United Kingdom & France, have done so in recent days. We look at why, and what the political implications are. This episode: White House correspondents Danielle Kurtzleben & Franco Ordoñez, and national security correspondent Greg Myre. This podcast was produced by Bria Suggs, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy