Nations at the UNGA recognize Palestine, but Andrew Tucker explains why it’s symbolic, risky, and overshadowed by Iran sanctions and the war with Hamas.
Will recognising a Palestine state bring peace?
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Andrew Tucker
Andrew Tucker studied law in Australia and The Netherlands, and has worked since 1988 as an adviser and consultant to private companies, governments and (semi-)public entities in various fields of international law. Andrew was a Fellow of the Law Faculty of the University of Melbourne from 1994 to 2001, and Research Associate at the TMC Asser Institute in The Hague from 1996-1998. Based in The Netherlands, he is Principal of Tucker & Associates, and Legal Counsel to the European Coalition for Israel. Andrew is co-author of ‘Israel on Trial’, Soest (NLD), thinc. (2018).
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